CVE-2022-0129 describes an uncontrolled search path element vulnerability in McAfee TechCheck versions prior to 4.0.0.2. This flaw allows a local administrator to achieve elevation of privileges to a system user by placing a malicious DLL in the same directory as the TechCheck process. Rated Medium severity with a CVSS score of 6.7, the vulnerability requires high privileges (PR:H) but has low attack complexity (AC:L) and no user interaction (UI:N), leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 4.0.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:techcheck:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H
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