CVE-2024-49592 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can escalate privileges via DLL-squatting in the legacy McAfee Total Protection trial installer, which is no longer supported.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-49592?
CVE-2024-49592 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Nov 2024. 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
Trial installer for McAfee Total Protection (legacy trial installer software) 16.0.53 allows local privilege escalation because of an Uncontrolled Search Path Element. The attacker could be "an adversary or knowledgeable user" and the type of attack could be called "DLL-squatting." The issue only affects execution of this installer, and does not leave McAfee Total Protection in a vulnerable state after installation is completed. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.
Weakness: CWE-427
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-49592?
How do I fix CVE-2024-49592?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-49592 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-49592 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-49592 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8948-x7rf-6ghj.