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CVE-2022-43751
McAfee Total Protection prior to version 16.0.49 contains an uncontrolled...
Vulnerability Description
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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
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Affected Vendor
mcafee
View all reports →Affected Software
total protection
Vulnerable Versions:
0
Timeline
Official Publish:
November 22nd, 2022
Last Modified:
April 29th, 2025
Added to House:
July 21st, 2026
CVSS Vectors
No vector data available
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.