CVE-2022-0166
McAfee Agent Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description
A privilege escalation vulnerability in the McAfee Agent prior to 5.7.5. McAfee Agent uses openssl.cnf during the build process to specify the OPENSSLDIR variable as a subdirectory within the installation directory. A low privilege user could have created subdirectories and executed arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges by creating the appropriate pathway to the specifically created malicious openssl.cnf file.
INFO
Published Date :
Jan. 19, 2022, 11:15 a.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 7, 2023, 3:41 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2022-0166 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2022-0166.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10378 | |
| https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/287178 |
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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2022-0166 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Source Update by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Source McAfee (DEFUNCT) Trellix -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference Trellix https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10378 [No types assigned] Added Reference Trellix https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/287178 [No types assigned] Removed Reference McAfee (DEFUNCT) https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10378 Removed Reference McAfee (DEFUNCT) https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/287178 Removed CVSS V3.1 McAfee (DEFUNCT) AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Added CVSS V3.1 Trellix AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H -
CWE Remap by [email protected]
Aug. 08, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CWE CWE-269 CWE-427 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jan. 25, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10378 No Types Assigned https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10378 Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/287178 No Types Assigned https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/287178 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource Added CWE NIST CWE-269 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:agent:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* versions up to (excluding) 5.7.5 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 21, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/287178 [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2022-0166 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
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approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2022-0166
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.04 }} 0.00%
score
0.08423
percentile