TI-2022-01689 Aliases CVE-2022-1823 GHSA-x2wv-xwwr-px62

McAfee MCPR privilege escalation

LOW 34CWE-269Published 2022-06-20 · Updated 2024-08-03

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: Required
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Privilege escalation
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: None · High · High
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0026 17th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed McAfee Consumer Product Removal Tool (McAfee,LLC): 10.4.128

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
McAfee	McAfee Consumer Product Removal Tool	before 10.4.128	10.4.128	Patch available	CNA

McAfee Consumer Product Removal Tool VendorMcAfee Affected before 10.4.128 Fixed in 10.4.128 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:consumer_product_removal_tool::::::::	before 10.4.128	Vulnerable	McAfee

cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:consumer_product_removal_tool:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 10.4.128 Vulnerable ·McAfee

Remediation

Fix · CNA McAfee Consumer Product Removal Tool (McAfee,LLC) Fixed in 10.4.128

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

Release · 2022-06-20
McAfee,LLC McAfee Consumer Product Removal Tool 10.4.128
2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW
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- TI-2022-01690 McAfee MCPR privilege escalationPriority LOW 36
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Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-1823
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x2wv-xwwr-px62

References

Advisory 1

https://service.mcafee.com/?articleId=TS103318&page=shell&shell=article-view

TI-2022-01690 McAfee MCPR privilege escalation CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2

Sources

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