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CVE-2022-37025

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2022-08-18 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-269

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.

Affected products

• McAfee Security Scan Plus: before 4.1.262.1 — fixed in 4.1.262.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: McAfee Security Scan Plus 4.1.262.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1218/
• https://www.mcafee.com/en-us/antivirus/mcafee-security-scan-plus.html
• https://www.mcafee.com/support/?articleId=TS103335&page=shell&shell=article-view
• https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1218/
• https://www.mcafee.com/en-us/antivirus/mcafee-security-scan-plus.html
• https://www.mcafee.com/support/?articleId=TS103335&page=shell&shell=article-view

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