CVE-2022-1256

A local privilege escalation vulnerability in MA for Windows prior to 5.7.6 allows a local low privileged user to gain system privileges through running the repair functionality. Temporary file actions were performed on the local user's %TEMP% directory with System privileges through manipulation of symbolic links.

• CVE ID
• CVE-2022-1256

• Assigner
• psirt@mcafee.com

• Vulnerability Status
• Analyzed

• Published Version
• 2022-04-14T15:15:07

• Last Modified Date
• 2022-04-23T02:22:18

• Version
• 2.0

• Vector String
• AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

• Access Vector
• LOCAL

• Access Compatibility
• LOW

• Authentication
• NONE

• Confidentiality Impact
• COMPLETE

• Integrity Impact
• COMPLETE

• Availability Impact
• COMPLETE

• Base Score
• 7.2

• Severity
• HIGH

• Exploitability Score
• 3.9

• Impact Score
• 10

• Version
• 3.1

• Vector String
• CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

• Attack Vector
• LOCAL

• Attack Compatibility
• LOW

• Privileges Required
• LOW

• User Interaction
• NONE

• Scope
• UNCHANGED

• Confidentiality Impact
• HIGH

• Availability Impact
• HIGH

• Base Score
• 7.8

• Base Severity
• HIGH

• Exploitability Score
• 1.8

• Impact Score
• 5.9