Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee Web Gateway (MWG) prior to 9.2.1 allows authenticated user interface user with low permissions to change the system's root password via improper access controls in the user interface.
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| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed In |
|---|---|---|---|
| mcafee | web_gateway | 7.8.0 - 7.8.2.23 | - |
| mcafee | web_gateway | 8.2.0 - 8.2.11 | - |
| mcafee | web_gateway | 9.0.0 - 9.2.3 |
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AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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mcafee / web_gateway
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CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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