CVE-2022-43751

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: 2022-11-23 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-427

Description

McAfee Total Protection prior to version 16.0.49 contains an uncontrolled search path element vulnerability due to the use of a variable pointing to a subdirectory that may be controllable by an unprivileged user. This may have allowed the unprivileged user to execute arbitrary code with system privileges.

Affected products

McAfee,LLC McAfee Total Protection (MTP): before 16.0.49 — fixed in 16.0.49

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: McAfee,LLC McAfee Total Protection (MTP) 16.0.49. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://mcafee.com
https://www.mcafee.com/support/?articleId=TS103348&page=shell&shell=article-view
https://mcafee.com
https://www.mcafee.com/support/?articleId=TS103348&page=shell&shell=article-view

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