Vulnerability in Mcafee Safe Connect
CVE-2023-40352
McAfee Safe Connect before 2.16.1.126 may allow an adversary with system privileges to achieve privilege escalation by loading arbitrary DLLs.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.007 (49.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 50th percentile — 49.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.mcafee.com/en-us/consumer-corporate/mcafee-labs/product-security-bulletins… (Vendor Advisory)
- www.mcafee.com/support/ (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-40352?
- CVE-2023-40352 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mcafee Safe Connect, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2023-08-21.
- How severe is CVE-2023-40352?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.