{ "CVE_data_meta": { "ASSIGNER": "psirt@mcafee.com", "ID": "CVE-2022-1256", "STATE": "PUBLIC", "TITLE": "Improper Privilege Management in McAfee Agent for Windows" }, "affects": { "vendor": { "vendor_data": [ { "product": { "product_data": [ { "product_name": "McAfee Agent for Windows", "version": { "version_data": [ { "platform": "Windows", "version_affected": "<", "version_value": "5.7.6" } ] } } ] }, "vendor_name": "McAfee,LLC" } ] } }, "data_format": "MITRE", "data_type": "CVE", "data_version": "4.0", "description": { "description_data": [ { "lang": "eng", "value": "A local privilege escalation vulnerability in MA for Windows prior to 5.7.6 allows a local low privileged user to gain system privileges through running the repair functionality. Temporary file actions were performed on the local user's %TEMP% directory with System privileges through manipulation of symbolic links." } ] }, "generator": { "engine": "Vulnogram 0.0.9" }, "impact": { "cvss": { "attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "LOCAL", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "baseScore": 7.8, "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH", "integrityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "NONE", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H", "version": "3.1" } }, "problemtype": { "problemtype_data": [ { "description": [ { "lang": "eng", "value": "CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management" } ] } ] }, "references": { "reference_data": [ { "name": "https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10382", "refsource": "CONFIRM", "url": "https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10382" } ] }, "source": { "discovery": "EXTERNAL" } }