First published: Wed Jul 27 2022(Updated: )
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.
Credit: psirt@mcafee.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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McAfee Agent for Windows | <5.7.7 |
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CVE-2022-2313 is a DLL hijacking vulnerability in the MA Smart Installer for Windows prior to version 5.7.7.
CVE-2022-2313 allows local users to execute arbitrary code by carefully placing a malicious DLL into the folder where the Smart Installer is being executed.
An attacker can obtain higher privileges by exploiting CVE-2022-2313 and executing the malicious code.
CVE-2022-2313 has a severity rating of 7.3 (high).
To fix the CVE-2022-2313 vulnerability, update the MA Smart Installer to version 5.7.7 or newer.