CVE-2022-1257
lowpriority · track · 32EPSS 0.006 · 51 %ileexploit · PoCDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
Insecure storage of sensitive information vulnerability in MA for Linux, macOS, and Windows prior to 5.7.6 allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information through storage in ma.db. The sensitive information has been moved to encrypted database files.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 2.1–6.1
weaknesses
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exploits (1)
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affected products (5)
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advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- WID-SEC-W-2025-1407McAfee Agent: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2022-04-13csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein lokaler Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in McAfee Agent ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien zu erhöhen, Informationen offenzulegen oder Dateien zu manipulieren.
also known as (4)
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sources
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references (6)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2022-1257/cnnvd
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10382cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2022.1645cnnvd
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/52345cnnvd
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10382enisa_euvd
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10382nvd
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