DLL Highjack vulnerability in McAfee TechCheck utility
Published Jan 11, 2022
7.4
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.28%
Description
Uncontrolled search path element vulnerability in McAfee TechCheck prior to 4.0.0.2 allows a local administrator to load their own Dynamic Link Library (DLL) gaining elevation of privileges to system user. This was achieved through placing the malicious DLL in the same directory that the process was run from.
Affected products
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- Version unspecifiedStatusaffectedConstraints<4.0.0.2
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McAfee,LLC | McAfee TechCheck | n/a |
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No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1 other source (CVE.org) ▾
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 4, 2026.
Score over time
2022-2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed. Showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4, 2026 | 0.28% (0.00280) | 18.57th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.28% (0.00280) | 19.50th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.06% (0.00059) | 15.72th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 14.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 28, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 12.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 4, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 10.29th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 6.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 26.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 24.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 8, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.79th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (1)
- https://service.mcafee.com/?articleId=TS103243 x_refsource_CONFIRM
| Link | Providers | Tags |
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| https://service.mcafee.com/?articleId=TS103243 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
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