Vulnerability · Published Sep 22, 2021 · Assigned by trellix
CVE-2021-31836Improper Privilege Management in MA for Windows
Medium 5.6
In plain English
A medium-severity privilege mismanagement in McAfee Agent for Windows 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 0.2% (higher than 9% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.6Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 90.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
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 products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| McAfee,LLC | McAfee Agent for Windows | unspecified – before 5.7.4 |
Weakness: CWE-269 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
References
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10369 x_refsource_CONFIRM