CVE-2021-31847

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Summary

CVECVE-2021-31847
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2021-09-22 14:15:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-15 20:42:00 UTC
DescriptionImproper access control vulnerability in the repair process for McAfee Agent for Windows prior to 5.7.4 could allow a local attacker to perform a DLL preloading attack using unsigned DLLs. This would result in elevation of privileges and the ability to execute arbitrary code as the system user, through not correctly protecting a temporary directory used in the repair process and not checking the DLL signature.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-427

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Mcafee Agent All All All All
Application Mcafee Mcafee Agent All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
ZDI-21-1104 | Zero Day Initiative www.zerodayinitiative.com
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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