CVE-2022-37025 json
An improper privilege management vulnerability in McAfee Security Scan Plus (MSS+) before 4.1.262.1 could allow a local user to modify a co…
published 2022-08-18 4 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2022-39679
- cvss
- 7.8
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.2%
- EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 11%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
An improper privilege management vulnerability in McAfee Security Scan Plus (MSS+) before 4.1.262.1 could allow a local user to modify a configuration file and perform a LOLBin (Living off the land) attack. This could result in the user gaining elevated permissions and being able to execute arbitrary code due to lack of an integrity check of the configuration file.
Patch / fix
- mcafee security_scan_plus 4.1.262.1
Exploit prediction
0.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 11% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management
References
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mcafee.com
/support/?articleId=TS103335&page=shell&shell=article-view
patch, vendor-advisory
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mcafee.com
/en-us/antivirus/mcafee-security-scan-plus.html
product
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attack.mitre.org
/techniques/T1218/
not-applicable
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2022-37025
- NVD CVE-2022-37025
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