# CVE-2022-1823: McAfee MCPR privilege escalation

> A local attacker can modify a configuration file to gain elevated permissions and execute arbitrary code via a LOLBin attack.

- **Severity:** High 7.9 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 20 Jun 2022
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-x2wv-xwwr-px62

## What is CVE-2022-1823?

CVE-2022-1823 is a high-severity vulnerability in McAfee,LLC McAfee Consumer Product Removal Tool, published on 20 Jun 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Improper privilege management vulnerability in McAfee Consumer Product Removal Tool prior to version 10.4.128 could allow a local user to modify a configuration file and perform a LOLBin (Living off the land) attack. This could result in the user gaining elevated permissions and being able to execute arbitrary code, through not correctly checking the integrity of the configuration file.

Weakness: CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-1823?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Mcafee Consumer Product Removal Tool.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-1823?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-1823 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-1823 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-1823 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in McAfee,LLC McAfee Consumer Product Removal Tool

- [CVE-2022-1824](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1824/): McAfee MCPR privilege escalation (high 7.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-1823 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-1823 is a high-severity vulnerability in McAfee,LLC McAfee Consumer Product Removal Tool, published on 20 Jun 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-1823 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: McAfee,LLC McAfee Consumer Product Removal Tool. 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-2022-1823/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1823/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-1823
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-1823
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-1823

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1823/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.