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CVE-2022-0129

DLL Highjack vulnerability in McAfee TechCheck utility

MEDIUM
6.7
CVSS Score
Published: January 11, 2022 at 05:10 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:20 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorTechcheck

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Severity
MEDIUM6.7
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Techcheck· McAfee
95%
v < 4.0.0.2
Affected range stops below 4.0.0.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (1)

x_refsource_CONFIRM
Source: [email protected]
https://service.mcafee.com/?articleId=TS103243

CVSS

6.7MEDIUM[email protected]
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-427

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