cve/2022/CVE-2022-0166.md

### [CVE-2022-0166](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-0166)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Product&message=McAfee%20Agent%20for%20Windows&color=blue)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Version&message=%3C%205.7.5%20&color=brighgreen)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Vulnerability&message=CWE-%20269%3A%20Improper%20Privilege%20Management&color=brighgreen)

### 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.

### POC

#### Reference
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10378

#### Github
- https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/cvemon
- https://github.com/chnzzh/OpenSSL-CVE-lib