Vulnerability in Mcafee Agent
CVE-2022-0166
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 co…
EPSS: 0.030 (85.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Mcafee Agent
- Mcafee,llc Mcafee Agent For Windows — versions unspecified
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- trellixpsirt@trellix.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- trellixpsirt@trellix.com (x_refsource_CERT-VN, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-0166?
- CVE-2022-0166 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mcafee Agent, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-01-19.
- How severe is CVE-2022-0166?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-0166 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.