Security Bypass Vulnerability in McAfee Application and Change Control
CVE-2021-31833

7.1HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Mcafee,llc

Status
Mcafee Application And Change Control (macc)
Vendor
CVE Published:
4 January 2022

What is CVE-2021-31833?

A security bypass vulnerability exists in McAfee Application and Change Control (MACC) which may allow a locally logged-in attacker to circumvent built-in application solidification protections. This could enable the attacker to execute applications that MACC normally prevents. The attack necessitates the renaming of a specified binary to match the name of a configured updater and entails a specific sequence of manipulations to successfully execute the renamed binary, thereby undermining the integrity of the application control mechanisms.

Affected Version(s)

McAfee Application and Change Control (MACC) < 8.3.4

References

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

Score:
7.1
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
High
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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