# CVE-2022-1257: Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature by McAfee Agent

> A local user can access sensitive information stored in the McAfee Agent database due to insecure storage practices.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 14 Apr 2022
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-r8gg-2fv9-xjwj

## What is CVE-2022-1257?

CVE-2022-1257 is a medium-severity vulnerability in McAfee,LLC McAfee Agent, 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

Insecure storage of sensitive information vulnerability in MA for Linux, macOS, and Windows prior to 5.7.6 allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information through storage in ma.db. The sensitive information has been moved to encrypted database files.

Weakness: CWE-922 (Insecure Storage of Sensitive Information)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-1257?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Mcafee Agent.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-1257?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-1257 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-1257 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-1257 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code:

- A script is a PoC for CVE-2022-1257, a vulnerability in the McAfee Agent (Trellix Agent) when working with it's database. The vulnerability allows attackers to retrieve and decrypt credentials from the McAfee Agent database file (`ma.db`) due to improper encryption key handling. (github_poc): https://github.com/kayes817/CVE-2022-1257
- McAfee Agent 5.7.6 - Insecure Storage of Sensitive Information (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in McAfee,LLC McAfee Agent

- [CVE-2018-6703](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-6703/): Remote Logging functionality had a use after free vulnerability in McAfee Agent (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-1258](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1258/): SQL injection vulnerability in McAfee Agent's ePO extension (high 8.4)
- [CVE-2022-2313](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2313/): DLL high jacking in Trellix Agent (high 8.2)
- [CVE-2021-31847](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-31847/): Improper privilege management in repair process of MA for Windows (high 8.2)
- [CVE-2022-1256](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1256/): Improper Privilege Management in McAfee Agent for Windows (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-1257 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-1257 is a medium-severity vulnerability in McAfee,LLC McAfee Agent, published on 14 Apr 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-1257 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: McAfee,LLC McAfee Agent. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1257/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1257/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-1257
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-1257
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-1257

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1257/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.