CVE-2022-1824

McAfee MCPR privilege escalation

HIGH
8.2
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
HIGH8.2
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%

Description

An uncontrolled search path vulnerability in McAfee Consumer Product Removal Tool prior to version 10.4.128 could allow a local attacker to perform a sideloading attack by using a specific file name. This could result in the user gaining elevated permissions and being able to execute arbitrary code as there were insufficient checks on the executable being signed by McAfee.

Affected

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

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

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-427

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