High severity7.9NVD Advisory· Published Jun 20, 2022· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2022-1823
CVE-2022-1823
Description
Improper privilege management vulnerability in McAfee Consumer Product Removal Tool prior to version 10.4.128 could allow a local user to modify a configuration file and perform a LOLBin (Living off the land) attack. This could result in the user gaining elevated permissions and being able to execute arbitrary code, through not correctly checking the integrity of the configuration file.
Affected products
3cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:consumer_product_removal_tool:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:consumer_product_removal_tool:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <10.4.128
- (no CPE)range: <10.4.128
- McAfee,LLC/McAfee Consumer Product Removal Toolv5Range: unspecified
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1- service.mcafee.comnvdVendor Advisory
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