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CVE-2022-0166

7.8 · HIGH

A privilege escalation vulnerability in the McAfee Agent prior to 5.7.5.

Published Jan 19, 2022CWE-427EPSS 2.94%

Overview

CVE-2022-0166 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on January 19, 2022 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8, rated HIGH. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical description

A privilege escalation vulnerability in the McAfee Agent prior to 5.7.5. McAfee Agent uses openssl.cnf during the build process to specify the OPENSSLDIR variable as a subdirectory within the installation directory. A low privilege user could have created subdirectories and executed arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges by creating the appropriate pathway to the specifically created malicious openssl.cnf file.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

Refkc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10378Refwww.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/287178Refkc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10378Refwww.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/287178

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-0166?

CVE-2022-0166 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on January 19, 2022 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2022-0166?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8, rated HIGH. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2022-0166?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2022-0166?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2022-0166 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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