High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Aug 18, 2022· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2022-37025
CVE-2022-37025
Description
An improper privilege management vulnerability in McAfee Security Scan Plus (MSS+) before 4.1.262.1 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 due to lack of an integrity check of the configuration file.
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Affected products
3cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:security_scan_plus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:security_scan_plus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <4.1.262.1
- (no CPE)
- (no CPE)range: <4.1.262.1
Patches
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References
3- www.mcafee.com/support/nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1218/nvdNot Applicable
- www.mcafee.com/en-us/antivirus/mcafee-security-scan-plus.htmlnvdProduct
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