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CVE-2022-1823

McAfee MCPR privilege escalation

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: June 20, 2022 at 10:15 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:23 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorConsumer Product Removal Tool

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%

Description

Improper privilege management vulnerability in McAfee Consumer Product Removal Tool prior to version 10.4.128 could allow a local user to modify a configuration file and perform a LOLBin (Living off the land) attack. This could result in the user gaining elevated permissions and being able to execute arbitrary code, through not correctly checking the integrity of the configuration file.

Affected

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

Consumer Product Removal Tool· McAfee
95%
v < 10.4.128
Affected range stops below 10.4.128, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

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Patch and advisory references

References (1)

x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://service.mcafee.com/?articleId=TS103318&page=shell&shell=article-view

CVSS

7.8HIGH[email protected]
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-269NVD-CWE-noinfo

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