CVE-2023-40352

Summary

CVE-2023-420352: McAfee Safe Connect, prior to version 2.16.1.126, contains a privilege escalation vulnerability. An attacker with system privileges can exploit this issue to load arbitrary DLLs, potentially gaining elevated access to the affected system. This could result in significant security implications, as the attacker could install unauthorized software, access sensitive data, or execute malicious code. To mitigate this risk, McAfee urges users to update their software to the latest version as soon as possible.

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