CVE-2022-43751

low-risk
Published 2022-11-23

McAfee Total Protection prior to version 16.0.49 contains an uncontrolled search path element vulnerability due to the use of a variable pointing to a subdirectory that may be controllable by an unprivileged user. This may have allowed the unprivileged user to execute arbitrary code with system privileges.

Do I need to act?

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0.07% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 7.8/10 High
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Mcafee

References (4)

Product https://mcafee.com
Vendor Advisory https://www.mcafee.com/support/?articleId=TS103348&page=shell&shell=article-view
Product https://mcafee.com
Vendor Advisory https://www.mcafee.com/support/?articleId=TS103348&page=shell&shell=article-view
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low-risk
Severity 24/34 · High
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal