MDE DLL Search Order Hijacking vulnerability
CVE-2021-31853

7.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Mcafee,llc
Status
Mcafee Drive Encryption (mde)
Vendor
CVE Published:
10 November 2021

Summary

DLL Search Order Hijacking Vulnerability in McAfee Drive Encryption (MDE) prior to 7.3.0 HF2 (7.3.0.183) allows local users to execute arbitrary code and escalate privileges via execution from a compromised folder.

Affected Version(s)

McAfee Drive Encryption (MDE) < 7.3.0 HF2

References

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

Score:
7.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

FatRodzianko
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