CVE-2022-43751
highpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.002 · 14 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-26
McAfee Total Protection prior to version 16.0.49 contains an uncontrolled search path element vulnerability due to the use of a variable pointing to a subdirectory that may be controllable by an unprivileged user. This may have allowed the unprivileged user to execute arbitrary code with system privileges.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
ssvc
A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.
weaknesses
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affected products (2)
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also known as (3)
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sources
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references (8)
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- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2022-43751/cnnvd
- https://mcafee.comcnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-43751cnnvd
- https://www.mcafee.com/support/?articleId=TS103348&page=shell&shell=article-viewcnnvd
- https://mcafee.comenisa_euvd
- https://www.mcafee.com/support/?articleId=TS103348&page=shell&shell=article-viewenisa_euvd
- https://mcafee.comProductnvd
- https://www.mcafee.com/support/?articleId=TS103348&page=shell&shell=article-viewVendor Advisorynvd
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