Medium severity6.1NVD Advisory· Published Apr 14, 2022· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2022-1257

Description

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.

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Affected products

McAfee/Agent2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <5.7.6
- (no CPE)range: unspecified
MA/MA for Linux, macOS, and Windowsllm-create
Range: <5.7.6

Patches

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References

kc.mcafee.com/corporate/indexnvd

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