Improper Access Control in the ENS installer
CVE-2021-23882

8.2HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Mcafee Llc

Status
Endpoint Security (ens) For Windows
Vendor
CVE Published:
10 February 2021

What is CVE-2021-23882?

Improper Access Control vulnerability in McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) for Windows prior to 10.7.0 February 2021 Update allows local administrators to prevent the installation of some ENS files by placing carefully crafted files where ENS will be installed. This is only applicable to clean installations of ENS as the Access Control rules will prevent modification prior to up an upgrade.

Affected Version(s)

Endpoint Security (ENS) for Windows 10.7.x < 10.7.0 February 2021

References

https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB1...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.2
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
High
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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