McAfee Agent 5.77 available
The important security update fixes a vulnerability in McAfee Agent.
David FischerMcAfee Agent could serve as a loophole for malicious code, because of an existing vulnerability. The important security update McAfee Agent version 5.77 closes the vulnerability.
Under certain conditions, attackers could target a vulnerability in McAfee Agent under Windows, run malicious code on systems and gain increased user rights. The new patch solves the security problem.
The vulnerability CVE-2022-2313 has a high risk rating and is a DLL hijacking vulnerability. A local attacker could place a crafted DLL library in the same folder from which the Smart Installer is run. Find the according warning message here.
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David Fischer
I am a technology writer for UpdateStar, covering software, security, and privacy as well as research and innovation in information security. I worked as an editor for German computer magazines for more than a decade before starting to be a team member at UpdateStar.