CVE-2022-2330: XXE vulnerability in DLP Endpoint for Windows

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2022-08-30 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-611

Description

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference vulnerability in DLP Endpoint for Windows prior to 11.9.100 allows a remote attacker to cause the DLP Agent to access a local service that the attacker wouldn't usually have access to via a carefully constructed XML file, which the DLP Agent doesn't parse correctly.

Affected products

McAfee,LLC McAfee Data Loss Prevention (DLP) Endpoint for Windows: before 11.6.600.212; from 11.9.0 before 11.9.100 — fixed in 11.6.600.212, 11.9.100

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: McAfee,LLC McAfee Data Loss Prevention (DLP) Endpoint for Windows 11.6.600.212, 11.9.100. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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