CVE-2024-49592

EUVD-2024-43735

15.11.2024, 21:15

Trial installer for McAfee Total Protection (legacy trial installer software) 16.0.53 allows local privilege escalation because of an Uncontrolled Search Path Element. The attacker could be "an adversary or knowledgeable user" and the type of attack could be called "DLL-squatting." The issue only affects execution of this installer, and does not leave McAfee Total Protection in a vulnerable state after installation is completed. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.

Provider	Type	Base Score	Atk. Vector	Atk. Complexity	Priv. Required	Vector
CISA-ADP	ADP	6.7 MEDIUM	LOCAL	HIGH	LOW	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Base Score

CVSS 3.x

EPSS Score

Percentile: 15%

Early Detection

Affected products identified ahead of NVD analysis through intelligence sources.

Vendor	Product	Version	Source
mcafee	total_protection	16.0.53	ADP

Common Weakness Enumeration

CWE-427 - Uncontrolled Search Path Element
The product uses a fixed or controlled search path to find resources, but one or more locations in that path can be under the control of unintended actors.

References

https://www.mcafee.com/support/s/article/000002516?language=en_US