# CVE-2022-2313: DLL high jacking in Trellix Agent

> Local attackers can execute arbitrary code and gain higher privileges by placing a malicious DLL in the Trellix Agent Smart Installer directory.

- **Severity:** High 8.2 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/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:** 27 Jul 2022
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-359g-8g36-v6qg

## What is CVE-2022-2313?

CVE-2022-2313 is a high-severity vulnerability in Trellix Agent (TA), published on 27 Jul 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

A DLL hijacking vulnerability in the MA Smart Installer for Windows prior to 5.7.7, which allows local users to execute arbitrary code and obtain higher privileges via careful placement of a malicious DLL into the folder from where the Smart installer is being executed.

Weakness: CWE-427 (Uncontrolled Search Path Element)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-2313?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Mcafee Agent.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-2313?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-2313 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-2313 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-2313 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Trellix Agent (TA)

- [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-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)
- [CVE-2022-0166](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0166/): Privilege escalation vulnerability in McAfee Agent (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-2313 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-2313 is a high-severity vulnerability in Trellix Agent (TA), published on 27 Jul 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-2022-2313 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Trellix Agent (TA). 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-2022-2313/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2313/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-2313
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-2313
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-2313

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2313/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.