McAfee MCPR privilege escalation
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-427.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
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 ·
McAfee,LLC McAfee Consumer Product Removal Tool 10.4.128
2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2022-01689 McAfee MCPR privilege escalationPriority LOW 34
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-1824
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-946v-pv29-q7hv
References
More McAfee Consumer Product Removal Tool vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-01689 McAfee MCPR privilege escalation CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.9
Sources
- CVE-2022-1824 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-1824 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-946v-pv29-q7hv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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