A privilege escalation vulnerability in the McAfee Agent prior to 5.7.5. McAfee Agent uses openssl.cnf during the build process to specify the OPENSSLDIR variable as a subdirectory within the installation directory. A low privilege user could have created subdirectories and executed arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges by creating the appropriate pathway to the specifically created malicious openssl.cnf file.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mcafee Agent | — | Update McAfee Agent to version 5.7.5 | Mar 7, 2022 | Jan 19, 2022 |
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