VDB-214237 · CVE-2022-43751 · GCVE-0-2022-43751

McAfee Total Protection up to 16.0.43 uncontrolled search path

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8.1	$0-$5k	0.00

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as very critical has been detected in McAfee Total Protection. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. This manipulation causes uncontrolled search path. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2022-43751. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as very critical was found in McAfee Total Protection. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a uncontrolled search path vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-427. The product uses a fixed or controlled search path to find resources, but one or more locations in that path can be under the control of unintended actors. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was disclosed 11/23/2022. The advisory is shared at mcafee.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-43751 since 10/26/2022. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/29/2025). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1574 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 16.0.49 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

Vendor

McAfee

Name

Total Protection

Version

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.mcafee.com/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.1

VulDB Base Score: 8.8
VulDB Temp Score: 8.4
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 7.8
NVD Vector: 🔍

CVSSv2info

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Uncontrolled search path
CWE: CWE-427 / CWE-426
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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EPSS Percentile: 🔍

Price Prediction: 🔍
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
Active Actors: 🔍
Active APT Groups: 🔍

Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: Total Protection 16.0.49

Timelineinfo

10/26/2022 🔍
11/23/2022 +28 days 🔍
11/23/2022 +0 days 🔍
04/29/2025 +888 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mcafee.com

Advisory: mcafee.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-43751 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-43751
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-214237

Entryinfo

Created: 11/23/2022 12:09
Updated: 04/29/2025 10:30
Changes: 11/23/2022 12:09 (37), 04/29/2025 10:30 (28)
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