CVE-2023-40352

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Published Aug 21, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 7.2 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

McAfee Safe Connect before 2.16.1.126 may allow an adversary with system privileges to achieve privilege escalation by loading arbitrary DLLs.

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

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:safe_connect:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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-2023-44923	McAfee Safe Connect before 2.16.1.126 may allow an adversary with system privileges to achieve privilege escalation by loading arbitrary DLLs.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

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% (0.668% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://www.mcafee.com/en-us/consumer-corporate/mcafee-labs/product-security-bulletins.html
https://www.mcafee.com/support/?articleId=TS103462&page=shell&shell=article-view

History

Oct 7, 2024 7:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

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

Subscriptions

Mcafee Safe Connect

Weaknesses

CWE-427

Sources

CVE record Updated: Oct 4, 2024, 6:02 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Aug 21, 2023, 12:00 AM
Updated: Oct 4, 2024, 6:02 PM
Reserved: Aug 14, 2023, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 6:31 PM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 6:31 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 6:17 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Aug 21, 2023, 7:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 6:17 AM

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