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CVE-2022-1824: McAfee MCPR privilege escalation

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.2 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% 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-427

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

• 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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