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CVE-2022-1257

MediumPublished

Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature by McAfee Agent

Published: Apr 14, 2022
Updated: Aug 2, 2024
Assigning CNA: trellix
Evidence observed: Jun 26, 2025

Primary CVSS

6.1/ 10Medium

nvd · CVSS 3.1

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N

EPSS probability estimate

0.6%

Low · next 30 days

Percentile: 49.2%
Model date: Sep 21, 2026

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Summary

Insecure storage of sensitive information vulnerability in MA for Linux, macOS, and Windows prior to 5.7.6 allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information through storage in ma.db. The sensitive information has been moved to encrypted database files.

Sources

CVE-2022-1257PoC
Proof-of-concept exploit for CVE-2022-1257 that extracts and decrypts stored credentials from the McAfee Agent database (ma.db) using PowerShell.
McAfee Agent 5.7.6 - Insecure Storage of Sensitive InformationExploit
Keenan Scott · multiple · Jun 26, 2025

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