CVE-2022-37025: McAfee Security Scan Plus

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

An improper privilege management vulnerability in McAfee Security Scan Plus (MSS+) before 4.1.262.1 could allow a local user to modify a configuration file and perform a LOLBin (Living off the land) attack. This could result in the user gaining elevated permissions and being able to execute arbitrary code due to lack of an integrity check of the configuration file.

Affected products

• McAfee Security Scan Plus: before 4.1.262.1 (fixed in 4.1.262.1)

Published 2022-08-18. Last modified 2026-06-17.