Medium severity · published Jan 11, 2022
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…
6.7
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 20% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
TE
Techcheck · Mcafee
before 4.0.0.2 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-0129
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-0129
service.mcafee.com
https://service.mcafee.com/?articleId=TS103243
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