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.
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Information
Published : 2024-11-15 21:15
Updated : 2024-11-27 17:15
NVD link : CVE-2024-49592
Mitre link : CVE-2024-49592
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-49592
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Products Affected
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CWE
CWE-427
Uncontrolled Search Path Element