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TI-2022-17229 Aliases CVE-2022-37025GHSA-58cr-5qrg-w3pj

An improper privilege management vulnerability in McAfee Security Scan Plus (MSS+) before…

Priority LOW 33CWE-269Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Privilege escalation
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

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

Summary

An improper privilege management vulnerability in McAfee Security Scan Plus (MSS+) before 4.1.262.1 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 due to lack of an integrity check of the configuration file.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00213 11th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:security_scan_plus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 4.1.262.1VulnerableMcAfee
  • cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:security_scan_plus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 4.1.262.1 Vulnerable ·McAfee

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-37025
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-58cr-5qrg-w3pj

References

Patch 1

Other 2

  • TI-2017-02992 Code injection in McAfee Live Safe CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2016-06729 Access control flaw in Intel Security Scan Plus CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2016-06744 Access control flaw in Intel McAfee Security Scan Plus CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2015-07406 Access control flaw in Intel CloudAV CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.0
  • TI-2015-07405 Access control flaw in Intel WebAdvisor CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.0
  • TI-2015-07404 Access control flaw in Intel McAfee Security Scan+ CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.0

Sources

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