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GHSA-5jww-7299-jr22

GitHub Security Advisory

⚠ Unreviewed HIGH Has CVE

Advisory Details

A command Injection Vulnerability in McAfee Agent (MA) for Windows prior to 5.7.5 allows local users to inject arbitrary shell code into the file cleanup.exe. The malicious clean.exe file is placed into the relevant folder and executed by running the McAfee Agent deployment feature located in the System Tree. An attacker may exploit the vulnerability to obtain a reverse shell which can lead to privilege escalation to obtain root privileges.

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Key Information

GHSA ID
GHSA-5jww-7299-jr22
Published
January 20, 2022 12:01 AM
Last Modified
April 28, 2022 12:01 AM
CVSS Score
7.5 /10
Primary Ecosystem
Unknown
Primary Package
Unknown
GitHub Reviewed
✗ No

Dataset

Last updated: July 6, 2025 6:30 AM

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