4.4

CVE-2023-0221: mcafee application_and_change_control Improper Privilege Management

CVSS: 4.4v3.1MediumModified
Published 13-01-2023Last modified 04-04-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-0221 is a medium (CVSS 4.4) Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in mcafee application_and_change_control. EPSS estimates a 0.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 7.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
18/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
4.4/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.18%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 13-01-2023
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 04-04-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Product security bypass vulnerability in ACC prior to version 8.3.4 allows a locally logged-in attacker with administrator privileges to bypass the execution controls provided by ACC using the utilman program.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.18%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

7%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.18% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.18%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Mcafee1 product
Trellix1 product

2 vendors · 2 products

References

1 links