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FKIE_CVE-2022-2313

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2022-07-27 10:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 04:41

Severity

8.2 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.3 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Summary

A DLL hijacking vulnerability in the MA Smart Installer for Windows prior to 5.7.7, which allows local users to execute arbitrary code and obtain higher privileges via careful placement of a malicious DLL into the folder from where the Smart installer is being executed.

References

	URL	Tags
	trellixpsirt@trellix.com	https://kcm.trellix.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10385&actp=null&viewlocale=en_US&showDraft=false&platinum_status=false&locale=en_US
	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://kcm.trellix.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10385&actp=null&viewlocale=en_US&showDraft=false&platinum_status=false&locale=en_US

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	mcafee	agent	*

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CVE-2022-2313 (GCVE-0-2022-2313)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-07-27 09:25 – Updated: 2024-08-03 00:32

Title

DLL high jacking in Trellix Agent

Summary

Severity

8.2 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE

CWE- 427 - Uncontrolled Search Path Element

Assigner

trellix mitre root

References

1 reference

URL	Tags
https://kcm.trellix.com/corporate/index?page=cont…	x_refsource_CONFIRM

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
Trellix	Trellix Agent (TA)	Affected: unspecified , < 5.7.7 (custom)

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Sightings

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