Description
A privilege escalation vulnerability in the McAfee Agent prior to 5.7.5. McAfee Agent uses openssl.cnf during the build process to specify the OPENSSLDIR variable as a subdirectory within the installation directory. A low privilege user could have created subdirectories and executed arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges by creating the appropriate pathway to the specifically created malicious openssl.cnf file.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| McAfee,LLC | McAfee Agent for Windows | unspecified – < 5.7.5 | 5.7.5 |
References
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10378
- VU#287178 third-party-advisory