CVE-2022-37025
McAfee Security Scan Plus Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description
An improper privilege management vulnerability in McAfee Security Scan Plus (MSS+) before 4.1.262.1 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 due to lack of an integrity check of the configuration file.
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 18, 2022, 1:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Aug. 19, 2022, 3:09 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2022-37025 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-2022-37025.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1218/ | Not Applicable |
| https://www.mcafee.com/en-us/antivirus/mcafee-security-scan-plus.html | Product |
| https://www.mcafee.com/support/?articleId=TS103335&page=shell&shell=article-view | Patch Vendor Advisory |
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CVE-2022-37025 vulnerability over time.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Aug. 19, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value 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://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1218/ No Types Assigned https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1218/ Not Applicable Changed Reference Type https://www.mcafee.com/en-us/antivirus/mcafee-security-scan-plus.html No Types Assigned https://www.mcafee.com/en-us/antivirus/mcafee-security-scan-plus.html Product Changed Reference Type https://www.mcafee.com/support/?articleId=TS103335&page=shell&shell=article-view No Types Assigned https://www.mcafee.com/support/?articleId=TS103335&page=shell&shell=article-view Patch, Vendor Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-269 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:security_scan_plus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 4.1.262.1
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2022-37025 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2022-37025
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
0.05635
percentile