CVE-2022-1257: Insecure storage of sensitive information vulnerability in MA for Linux, macOS, and Windows prior to 5.7.6 allows a local user to gain access to sensitive…

PriorityP429medium5.5CVSS 3.1

AVLACLPRLUINSUCHINAN

EXPLOIT

EPSS

0.62%

45.3th percentile

Insecure storage of sensitive information vulnerability in MA for Linux, macOS, and Windows prior to 5.7.6 allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information through storage in ma.db. The sensitive information has been moved to encrypted database files.

Affected

2 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
mcafee	agent	< 5.7.6	5.7.6
mcafee_llc	mcafee_agent	>= unspecified < 5.7.6	5.7.6

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.15.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

nvdv2.02.1LOWAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

vendor_redhat5.5MEDIUM

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