CVE-2022-0129
DLL Highjack vulnerability in McAfee TechCheck utility
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 7.4 High
- Published
- Jan 11, 2022
- Updated
- Aug 2, 2024
- Reserved
- Jan 5, 2022
Description
Uncontrolled search path element vulnerability in McAfee TechCheck prior to 4.0.0.2 allows a local administrator to load their own Dynamic Link Library (DLL) gaining elevation of privileges to system user. This was achieved through placing the malicious DLL in the same directory that the process was run from.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 7.4 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H | trellix |
Weaknesses
- CWE-427 Uncontrolled Search Path Element
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
McAfee TechCheckMcAfee,LLC |
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References
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