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CVE-2022-43751

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: November 22, 2022 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:07 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorTotal Protection

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

McAfee Total Protection prior to version 16.0.49 contains an uncontrolled search path element vulnerability due to the use of a variable pointing to a subdirectory that may be controllable by an unprivileged user. This may have allowed the unprivileged user to execute arbitrary code with system privileges.

Affected

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

Total Protection· McAfee
95%
v < 16.0.49
Affected range stops below 16.0.49, 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:

Patch and advisory references

References (2)

Product
Source: [email protected]
https://mcafee.com
Vendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.mcafee.com/support/?articleId=TS103348&page=shell&shell=article-view

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.8HIGHCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-427

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