CVE-2021-31836
McAfee Agent for Windows Local Privilege Escalation
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Sept. 22, 2021, 2:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 6:06 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.2
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-2021-31836.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10369 | Broken Link |
| https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10369 | Broken Link |
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CVE-2021-31836 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 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10369 -
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=SB10369 No Types Assigned https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10369 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=SB10369 [No types assigned] Removed Reference McAfee (DEFUNCT) https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10369 Added CWE Trellix CWE-269 Removed CWE McAfee (DEFUNCT) CWE-269 Removed CVSS V3.1 McAfee (DEFUNCT) AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N Added CVSS V3.1 Trellix AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Sep. 29, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N Changed Reference Type https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10369 No Types Assigned https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10369 Patch, Vendor Advisory Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:mcafee_agent:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* versions up to (excluding) 5.7.4
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-31836 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-2021-31836
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
0.05635
percentile