Vulnerability · Published Apr 14, 2022 · Assigned by trellix
CVE-2022-1257Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature by McAfee Agent
Medium 6.1
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in McAfee Agent from McAfee,LLC. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 51% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.1Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 48.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack tooling1Public PoC
Official description
Insecure storage of sensitive information vulnerability in MA for Linux, macOS, and Windows prior to 5.7.6 allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information through storage in ma.db. The sensitive information has been moved to encrypted database files.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| McAfee,LLC | McAfee Agent | unspecified – before 5.7.6 |
Weakness: CWE-922 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
References
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10382 x_refsource_CONFIRM