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CVE-2022-1257

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.1EPSS 0.6%EU EUVD

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.

Key facts

CVSS score
6.1 (v3.1)
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-922
EPSS score
0.6% (50th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2022-24590)
Published
April 14, 2022
NVD last modified
June 17, 2026
Status
Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2022-24590 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 2, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

  • mcafee / agent

Certified products that may be affected

1 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified product, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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CVE-2022-1257: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 6.1)