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High severity7.9NVD Advisory· Published Jun 20, 2022· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2022-1824

CVE-2022-1824

Description

An uncontrolled search path vulnerability in McAfee Consumer Product Removal Tool prior to version 10.4.128 could allow a local attacker to perform a sideloading attack by using a specific file name. This could result in the user gaining elevated permissions and being able to execute arbitrary code as there were insufficient checks on the executable being signed by McAfee.

Affected products

3
  • McAfee/Consumer Product Removal Tool2 versions
    cpe: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 Toolv5
    Range: unspecified

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

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