VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2023-40352
McAfee Safe Connect before 2.16.1.126 may allow an adversary with system privileges to achieve privilege escalation by loading arbitrary DLLs.
HIGH 7.2EPSS 0.67%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.67%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
McAfee Safe Connect before 2.16.1.126 may allow an adversary with system privileges to achieve privilege escalation by loading arbitrary DLLs.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.67% probability · 50th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-427
- Affected
- mcafee/safe connect
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://www.mcafee.com/en-us/consumer-corporate/mcafee-labs/product-security-bulletins.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://www.mcafee.com/support/?articleId=TS103462&page=shell&shell=article-viewVendor Advisory
- https://www.mcafee.com/en-us/consumer-corporate/mcafee-labs/product-security-bulletins.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://www.mcafee.com/support/?articleId=TS103462&page=shell&shell=article-viewVendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.