CVE-2021-23893 Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee Drive Encryption (MDE)
A local non-admin user can gain elevated system privileges by exploiting an unutilized memory buffer in the McAfee Drive Encryption Windows system driver.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-23893?
CVE-2021-23893 is a high-severity vulnerability in McAfee,LLC McAfee Drive Encryption (MDE), published on 1 Oct 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Privilege Escalation vulnerability in a Windows system driver of McAfee Drive Encryption (DE) prior to 7.3.0 could allow a local non-admin user to gain elevated system privileges via exploiting an unutilized memory buffer.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-23893?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mcafee Drive Encryption.
How do I fix CVE-2021-23893?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-23893 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-23893 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-23893 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in McAfee,LLC McAfee Drive Encryption (MDE)
Sources
Also known as GHSA-67v5-xf35-5v2f.