CVE-2022-0280

McAfee Total Protection (MTP) - File Deletion vulnerability

Published Mar 10, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A race condition vulnerability exists in the QuickClean feature of McAfee Total Protection for Windows prior to 16.0.43 that allows a local user to gain privilege elevation and perform an arbitrary file delete. This could lead to sensitive files being deleted and potentially cause denial of service. This attack exploits the way symlinks are created and how the product works with them.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-15454 A race condition vulnerability exists in the QuickClean feature of McAfee Total Protection for Windows prior to 16.0.43 that allows a local user to gain privilege elevation and perform an arbitrary file delete. This could lead to sensitive files being deleted and potentially cause denial of service. This attack exploits the way symlinks are created and how the product works with them.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
trellix
Published
Updated
Aug 2, 2024, 11:25 PM
Reserved
Jan 19, 2022, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 10, 2022, 11:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 4:20 AM