CVE-2022-0129 (GCVE-0-2022-0129)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-01-11 17:10 – Updated: 2024-08-02 23:18
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Title
DLL Highjack vulnerability in McAfee TechCheck utility
Summary
Uncontrolled search path element vulnerability in McAfee TechCheck prior to 4.0.0.2 allows a local administrator to load their own Dynamic Link Library (DLL) gaining elevation of privileges to system user. This was achieved through placing the malicious DLL in the same directory that the process was run from.
CWE
  • CWE-427 - Uncontrolled Search Path Element
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
McAfee,LLC McAfee TechCheck Affected: unspecified , < 4.0.0.2 (custom)
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