CVE-2022-1256 Improper Privilege Management in McAfee Agent for Windows
A local attacker can gain system privileges by exploiting symbolic link manipulation in the repair functionality of McAfee Agent for Windows.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-1256?
CVE-2022-1256 is a high-severity vulnerability in McAfee,LLC McAfee Agent for Windows, published on 14 Apr 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A local privilege escalation vulnerability in MA for Windows prior to 5.7.6 allows a local low privileged user to gain system privileges through running the repair functionality. Temporary file actions were performed on the local user's %TEMP% directory with System privileges through manipulation of symbolic links.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-1256?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mcafee Agent.
How do I fix CVE-2022-1256?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-1256 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-1256 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-1256 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in McAfee,LLC McAfee Agent for Windows
- CVE-2018-6703 Remote Logging functionality had a use after free vulnerability in McAfee Agent
- CVE-2022-1258 SQL injection vulnerability in McAfee Agent's ePO extension
- CVE-2022-2313 DLL high jacking in Trellix Agent
- CVE-2021-31847 Improper privilege management in repair process of MA for Windows
- CVE-2022-0166 Privilege escalation vulnerability in McAfee Agent
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qqm3-6f5j-2j3h.