Vulnerability in Mcafee Consumer Product Removal Tool
CVE-2022-1824
An uncontrolled search path vulnerability in McAfee Consumer Product Removal Tool prior to version 10.4.128 could allow a local attacker to perform a sideloading attack by using a specific file name. This could result in the user gaining elevated permissions and being able to execute arbitrary code as there were insufficient checks on the executable being signed by McAfee.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.9 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (25.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 26th percentile — 25.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Mcafee Consumer Product Removal Tool
- Mcafee,llc Mcafee Consumer Product Removal Tool — versions unspecified
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- service.mcafee.com/ (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-1824?
- CVE-2022-1824 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mcafee Consumer Product Removal Tool, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 7.9/10. Published 2022-06-20.
- How severe is CVE-2022-1824?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.9 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-1824 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.