CVE-2022-1257

Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature by McAfee Agent

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.

Affected

McAfee,LLC · McAfee Agent

CVSS v3.1 NVD

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

CVSS v3.1 TRELLIX

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

CVSS v2.0 NVD

2.1 LOWAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

EPSS

0.65% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 50th percentile

Published

2022-04-14

Updated

2024-08-02

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• kayes817/CVE-2022-12570★ · 2025-06-24

ExploitDB entries (1)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/52345

Security advisories

• https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10382

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2026-103889