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CVE-2022-1823: McAfee MCPR privilege escalation

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2022-06-20 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-269

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

• McAfee,LLC McAfee Consumer Product Removal Tool: before 10.4.128 — fixed in 10.4.128

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: McAfee,LLC McAfee Consumer Product Removal Tool 10.4.128. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://service.mcafee.com/?articleId=TS103318&page=shell&shell=article-view
• https://service.mcafee.com/?articleId=TS103318&page=shell&shell=article-view

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