CVE-2021-31833
McAfee MACC Bypass/Vulnerability
Description
Potential product security bypass vulnerability in McAfee Application and Change Control (MACC) prior to version 8.3.4 allows a locally logged in attacker to circumvent the application solidification protection provided by MACC, permitting them to run applications that would usually be prevented by MACC. This would require the attacker to rename the specified binary to match name of any configured updater and perform a specific set of steps, resulting in the renamed binary to be to run.
INFO
Published Date :
Jan. 4, 2022, 10:15 a.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 15, 2023, 9:03 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.8
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2021-31833.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10370 | Broken Link |
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CVE-2021-31833 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 15, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10370 No Types Assigned https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10370 Broken Link Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo -
CVE Source Update by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Source McAfee (DEFUNCT) Trellix -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference Trellix https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10370 [No types assigned] Removed Reference McAfee (DEFUNCT) https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10370 Added CWE Trellix CWE-269 Removed CWE McAfee (DEFUNCT) CWE-269 Removed CVSS V3.1 McAfee (DEFUNCT) AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H Added CVSS V3.1 Trellix AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jan. 12, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10370 No Types Assigned https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10370 Vendor Advisory Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:application_and_change_control:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 8.3.4
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-31833 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2021-31833
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.04 }} 0.00%
score
0.10343
percentile