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medium 6.1

CVE-2022-1257 json

Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature by McAfee Agent

published 4y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2022-24590

cvss
6.1
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.7%
EPSS 0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 51%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • McAfee,LLC McAfee Agent 5.7.6

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Timeline

  1. Published
  2. First public exploit (EDB-52345)

Exploit prediction

0.65% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 51% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-52345 McAfee Agent 5.7.6 - Insecure Storage of Sensitive Information remote, 2025-06-26

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 6.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
NVD 3.1 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD 2.0 2.1 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected products

  • McAfee,LLC McAfee Agent

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-922 Insecure Storage of Sensitive Information

References

Sources

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