Vulnerability in Mcafee Techcheck

CVE-2022-0129

Uncontrolled search path element vulnerability in McAfee TechCheck prior to 4.0.0.2 allows a local administrator to load their own Dynamic Link Library (DLL) gaining elevation of privileges to system user. This was achieved through placing the malicious DLL in the same directory that the process was run from.

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (18.4th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 18th percentile — 18.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2022-0129: held from 0.003 to 0.003.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-0129?
CVE-2022-0129 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mcafee Techcheck, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 7.4/10. Published 2022-01-11.
How severe is CVE-2022-0129?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-0129 known to be exploited?
3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.