4.8
MEDIUM CVSS 3.1
CVE-2021-31839
McAfee Agent for Windows Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
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.

INFO

Published Date :

June 10, 2021, 5:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 6:06 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-31839 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Mcafee agent
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 LOW [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 LOW [email protected]
Solution
Follow the instructions below to mitigate the CVE-2021-31839 vulnerability.
Upgrade to McAfee Agent version 5.7.3 or later.
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-2021-31839.

URL Resource
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10362 Broken Link
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10362 Broken Link
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-31839 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-2021-31839 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2021-31839 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

Results are limited to the first 20 news articles due to potential performance issues.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-31839 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.

  • 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=SB10362
  • 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=SB10362 No Types Assigned https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10362 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=SB10362 [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference McAfee (DEFUNCT) https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10362
    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:L/I:L/A:L
    Added CVSS V3.1 Trellix AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 15, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10362 No Types Assigned https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10362 Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:agent:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* versions from (including) 5.0.0 up to (excluding) 5.7.3
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 4.8
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 2.1
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
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

0.08276

percentile