CVE-2021-31841

Summary

CVECVE-2021-31841
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2021-09-22 14:15:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-15 18:59:00 UTC
DescriptionA DLL sideloading vulnerability in McAfee Agent for Windows prior to 5.7.4 could allow a local user to perform a DLL sideloading attack with an unsigned DLL with a specific name and in a specific location. This would result in the user gaining elevated permissions and the ability to execute arbitrary code as the system user, through not checking the DLL signature.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-426 | CWE-347

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Mcafee Mcafee Agent All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Security Bulletin - McAfee Agent for Windows update fixes three vulnerabilities (CVE-2021-31836, CVE-2021-31841, CVE-2021-31847) kc.mcafee.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 375914 McAfee Agent Multiple Vulnerabilities (SB10369)
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