CVE-2023-0221

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Published Jan 13, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 4.4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Product security bypass vulnerability in ACC prior to version 8.3.4 allows a locally logged-in attacker with administrator privileges to bypass the execution controls provided by ACC using the utilman program.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Trellix

Application and Change Control

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`8.x`	affected	< 8.3.4

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:application_and_change_control:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-12307	Product security bypass vulnerability in ACC prior to version 8.3.4 allows a locally logged-in attacker with administrator privileges to bypass the execution controls provided by ACC using the utilman program.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.191% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://kcm.trellix.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10370

History

Apr 4, 2025 3:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Mcafee Application And Change Control

Weaknesses

CWE-269

Sources

CVE record Updated: Apr 4, 2025, 2:49 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: trellix
Published: Jan 13, 2023, 3:19 PM
Updated: Apr 4, 2025, 2:49 PM
Reserved: Jan 11, 2023, 4:20 PM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 5:02 AM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 5:02 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 5:25 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jan 13, 2023, 4:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 5:25 AM

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