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    CVE-2022-1256

    A local privilege escalation vulnerability in MA for Windows prior to 5.7.6 allows a local low privileged user to gain system privileges through running the repair functionality. Temporary file actions were performed on the local user's %TEMP% directory with System privileges through manipulation of symbolic links.

    Published:Apr 14, 2022
    Last Modified:Nov 21, 2024
    EPS:Apr 14, 2022
    EPSS Score:0.00106
    CVSS Score:7.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Mcafee
    Product
    Agent

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High