Vulnerability · Published Feb 17, 2021 · Assigned by trellix
CVE-2021-23885Privilege escalation vulnerability in McAfee Web Gateway (MWG) UI
Critical 9.0
In plain English
A critical-severity privilege mismanagement in McAfee Web Gateway (MWG) from McAfee,LLC. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.1% (higher than 65% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)9.0Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)1.1%top 34.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Privilege escalation vulnerability in McAfee Web Gateway (MWG) prior to 9.2.8 allows an authenticated user to gain elevated privileges through the User Interface and execute commands on the appliance via incorrect improper neutralization of user input in the troubleshooting page.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| McAfee,LLC | McAfee Web Gateway (MWG) | unspecified – before 9.2.8 |
Weakness: CWE-269 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10349 x_refsource_CONFIRM