Improper Privilege Management in MA for Windows
CVE-2021-31836

5.6MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Mcafee,llc

Status
Mcafee Agent For Windows
Vendor
CVE Published:
22 September 2021

What is CVE-2021-31836?

Improper privilege management vulnerability in maconfig for McAfee Agent for Windows prior to 5.7.4 allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information. The utility was able to be run from any location on the file system and by a low privileged user.

Affected Version(s)

McAfee Agent for Windows Windows < 5.7.4

References

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

Score:
5.6
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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