CVE-2022-1257 describes an insecure storage of sensitive information vulnerability in McAfee Agent (MA) for Linux, macOS, and Windows versions prior to 5.7.6. A local attacker can exploit this weakness to access sensitive data stored in the unencrypted ma.db file. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium), indicating a low attack complexity and requiring local access, but with a high impact on confidentiality. While not on the KEV catalog, an ExploitDB entry (EDB-52345) exists, and there is limited community discussion, suggesting some awareness but no widespread active exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 5.7.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.