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CVE-2024-49592 Details

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Description

Trial installer for McAfee Total Protection (legacy trial installer software) 16.0.53 allows local privilege escalation because of an Uncontrolled Search Path Element. The attacker could be "an adversary or knowledgeable user" and the type of attack could be called "DLL-squatting." The issue only affects execution of this installer, and does not leave McAfee Total Protection in a vulnerable state after installation is completed. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NDDVolerionCVSS-B:…Vector:This vulnerability is currently being analyzed.
CNA: CISA-ADPCVSS-B:6.7 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://www.mcafee.com/support/s/article/000002516?language=en_US [email protected]

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-427Uncontrolled Search Path ElementCISA-ADP

Affected Products

This vulnerability is currently being analyzed

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2024-49592
NVD Published Date:
Nov 15, 2024
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2024-49592 Details - Not Deferred