Privilege escalation in Mcafee Security Scan Plus
CVE-2022-37025
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.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (10.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 10th percentile — 10.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.mcafee.com/en-us/antivirus/mcafee-security-scan-plus.html (Product)
- attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1218/ (Not Applicable)
- www.mcafee.com/support/ (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-37025?
- CVE-2022-37025 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mcafee Security Scan Plus, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-08-18.
- How severe is CVE-2022-37025?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-37025 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.