Vulnerability Intelligence Report
CVE-2022-43751
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.
No Active Exploit Signals
CVSS Base Score
7.8
HIGH
Exploitability:1.9
Impact Score:5.9
EPSS Probability:0.22%
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Attack Surface
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Authentication
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Weaponization
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SSVC Action
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Weaknesses (CWE)
CWE-427 ↗CWE-427 Uncontrolled Search Path Element
Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| mcafee | total_protection | all |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
EPSS Score
0.220%
GitHub Advisory
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | MITRE Corporation · N/A · USA |
| Reserved | 2022-10-26T00:00:00 |
| Published | 2022-11-22T00:00:00 |
| Last Updated | 2025-04-29T04:12:13 |
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