Vulnerability · Published Jun 10, 2021 · Assigned by trellix
CVE-2021-31839Incorrect permissions on McAfee Agent for Windows event folder
Medium 4.8
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 8% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.8Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 92.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
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 products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| McAfee,LLC | McAfee Agent for Windows | unspecified – before 5.7.3 |
Weakness: CWE-269 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
References
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10362 x_refsource_CONFIRM