Incorrect permissions on McAfee Agent for Windows event folder
CVE-2021-31839

4.8MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Mcafee,llc

Status
Mcafee Agent For Windows
Vendor
CVE Published:
10 June 2021

What is CVE-2021-31839?

Improper privilege management vulnerability in McAfee Agent for Windows prior to 5.7.3 allows a local user to modify event information in the MA event folder. This allows a local user to either add false events or remove events from the event logs prior to them being sent to the ePO server.

Affected Version(s)

McAfee Agent for Windows Windows < 5.7.3

References

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

Score:
4.8
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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