CVE-2022-43751: McAfee Total Protect <16.0.49 Path Search Vulnerability
CVE-2022-43751 Published on November 23, 2022
McAfee Total Protection prior to version 16.0.49 contains an uncontrolled search path element vulnerability due to the use of a variable pointing to a subdirectory that may be controllable by an unprivileged user. This may have allowed the unprivileged user to execute arbitrary code with system privileges.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2022-43751 can be exploited with local system access, requires user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.
Weakness Type
What is a DLL preloading Vulnerability?
The product uses a fixed or controlled search path to find resources, but one or more locations in that path can be under the control of unintended actors.
CVE-2022-43751 has been classified to as a DLL preloading vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2022-43751
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Exploit Probability
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