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

What is CVE-2021-31853?

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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