cvelist/2022/0xxx/CVE-2022-0166.json

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        "ID": "CVE-2022-0166",
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        "TITLE": "Privilege escalation vulnerability in McAfee Agent"
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                "value": "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."
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            "baseScore": 7.8,
            "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
            "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
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            "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"
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                        "value": "CWE- 269: Improper Privilege Management"
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                "name": "https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10378",
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                "name": "VU#287178",
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