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CVE-2023-40352

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2023-08-21 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-427

Description

McAfee Safe Connect before 2.16.1.126 may allow an adversary with system privileges to achieve privilege escalation by loading arbitrary DLLs.

Affected products

• McAfee Safe Connect: before 2.16.1.126 — fixed in 2.16.1.126

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: McAfee Safe Connect 2.16.1.126. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://www.mcafee.com/en-us/consumer-corporate/mcafee-labs/product-security-bulletins.html
• https://www.mcafee.com/support/?articleId=TS103462&page=shell&shell=article-view
• https://www.mcafee.com/en-us/consumer-corporate/mcafee-labs/product-security-bulletins.html
• https://www.mcafee.com/support/?articleId=TS103462&page=shell&shell=article-view

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