CVE-2022-1257 is a vulnerability in McAfee Agent
Published on April 14, 2022
Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature by McAfee Agent
Insecure storage of sensitive information vulnerability in MA for Linux, macOS, and Windows prior to 5.7.6 allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information through storage in ma.db. The sensitive information has been moved to encrypted database files.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2022-1257 can be exploited with local system access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a high impact on confidentiality, with no impact on integrity, and no impact on availability.
Weakness Type
Insecure Storage of Sensitive Information
The software stores sensitive information without properly limiting read or write access by unauthorized actors. If read access is not properly restricted, then attackers can steal the sensitive information. If write access is not properly restricted, then attackers can modify and possibly delete the data, causing incorrect results and possibly a denial of service.
Products Associated with CVE-2022-1257
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Affected Versions
McAfee,LLC McAfee Agent:- Version unspecified and below 5.7.6 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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