CVE-2021-23879 Privilege escalation in Endpoint Product Removal Tool
Local administrators can execute arbitrary code with higher privileges via an unquoted service path in the McAfee EPR Tool.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-23879?
CVE-2021-23879 is a medium-severity vulnerability in McAfee, LLC Endpoint Product Removal Tool, published on 15 Mar 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Unquoted service path vulnerability in McAfee Endpoint Product Removal (EPR) Tool prior to 21.2 allows local administrators to execute arbitrary code, with higher-level privileges, via execution from a compromised folder. The tool did not enforce and protect the execution path. Local admin privileges are required to place the files in the required location.
Weakness: CWE-428
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-23879?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mcafee Endpoint Product Removal Tool.
How do I fix CVE-2021-23879?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-23879 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-23879 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-23879 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4p7j-g7mm-h6h2.