{"document":{"acknowledgments":[{"urls":["https://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/287178#acknowledgements"]}],"category":"CERT/CC Vulnerability Note","csaf_version":"2.0","notes":[{"category":"summary","text":"### Overview\r\n\r\nMcAfee Agent contains a privilege escalation vulnerability due to the use of an `OPENSSLDIR` variable that specifies a location where an unprivileged Windows user may be able to place files.\r\n\r\n### Description\r\n\r\n**CVE-2022-0166**\r\n\r\nMcAfee Agent, which comes with various McAfee products such as McAfee Endpoint Security, includes an OpenSSL component that specifies an `OPENSSLDIR` variable as a subdirectory that my be controllable by an unprivileged user on Windows. McAfee Agent contains a privileged service that uses this OpenSSL component.  A user who can place a specially-crafted `openssl.cnf` file at an appropriate path may be able to achieve arbitrary code execution with SYSTEM privileges.\r\n\r\n### Impact\r\nBy placing a specially-crafted `openssl.cnf` in a location used by McAfee Agent, an unprivileged user may be able to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges on a Windows system with the vulnerable McAfee Agent software installed.\r\n\r\n### Solution\r\n\r\n#### Apply an update\r\nThis vulnerability is [addressed](https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10378) in McAfee Agent version 5.7.5.\r\n\r\n### Acknowledgements\r\nThis vulnerability was reported by Will Dormann of the CERT/CC.\r\n\r\nThis document was written by Will Dormann.","title":"Summary"},{"category":"legal_disclaimer","text":"THIS DOCUMENT IS PROVIDED ON AN 'AS IS' BASIS AND DOES NOT IMPLY ANY KIND OF GUARANTEE OR WARRANTY, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR USE. YOUR USE OF THE INFORMATION ON THE DOCUMENT OR MATERIALS LINKED FROM THE DOCUMENT IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. ","title":"Legal Disclaimer"},{"category":"other","text":"CERT/CC Vulnerability Note is a limited advisory. It primarily identifies vendors impacted by the advisory and not specific products. We only support \"known_affected\" and \"known_not_affected\" status. Please consult the vendor's statements and advisory URL if provided by the vendor for more details ","title":"Limitations of Advisory"},{"category":"other","text":"Fix released and published - https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10378","title":"Vendor statment from McAfee"}],"publisher":{"category":"coordinator","contact_details":"Email: cert@cert.org, Phone: +1412 268 5800","issuing_authority":"CERT/CC under DHS/CISA https://www.cisa.gov/cybersecurity also see https://kb.cert.org/ ","name":"CERT/CC","namespace":"https://kb.cert.org/"},"references":[{"url":"https://certcc.github.io/certcc_disclosure_policy","summary":"CERT/CC vulnerability disclosure policy"},{"summary":"CERT/CC document released","category":"self","url":"https://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/287178"},{"url":"https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10378","summary":"https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10378"},{"url":"https://vuls.cert.org/confluence/display/Wiki/2021/06/21/Finding+Privilege+Escalation+Vulnerabilities+in+Windows+using+Process+Monitor","summary":"https://vuls.cert.org/confluence/display/Wiki/2021/06/21/Finding+Privilege+Escalation+Vulnerabilities+in+Windows+using+Process+Monitor"}],"title":"McAfee Agent for Windows is vulnerable to privilege escalation due to OPENSSLDIR location","tracking":{"current_release_date":"2022-01-20T21:47:15+00:00","generator":{"engine":{"name":"VINCE","version":"3.0.35"}},"id":"VU#287178","initial_release_date":"2022-01-20 21:47:15.782345+00:00","revision_history":[{"date":"2022-01-20T21:47:15+00:00","number":"1.20220120214715.1","summary":"Released on 2022-01-20T21:47:15+00:00"}],"status":"final","version":"1.20220120214715.1"}},"vulnerabilities":[{"title":"Privilege escalation in McAfee Agent via OPENSSLDIR location.","notes":[{"category":"summary","text":"Privilege escalation in McAfee Agent via OPENSSLDIR location"}],"cve":"CVE-2022-0166","ids":[{"system_name":"CERT/CC V Identifier ","text":"VU#287178"}],"product_status":{"known_affected":["CSAFPID-6d586016-39d8-11f1-8422-122e2785dc9f"]}}],"product_tree":{"branches":[{"category":"vendor","name":"McAfee","product":{"name":"McAfee Products","product_id":"CSAFPID-6d586016-39d8-11f1-8422-122e2785dc9f"}}]}}