CVE-2021-31833 Security feature bypass in McAfee Application and Change Control (MACC)
A local attacker can bypass application solidification controls in McAfee MACC by renaming binaries to match configured updaters, allowing execution of unauthorized applications.
- 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-2021-31833?
CVE-2021-31833 is a high-severity vulnerability in McAfee,LLC McAfee Application and Change Control (MACC), published on 4 Jan 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-31833?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mcafee Application and Change Control.
How do I fix CVE-2021-31833?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-31833 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-31833 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-31833 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in McAfee,LLC McAfee Application and Change Control (MACC)
- CVE-2020-7334 Improper privilege assignment vulnerability in the installer component of MACC
- CVE-2020-7260 MACC installer DLL side loading
- CVE-2023-0221 Security feature bypass in Application and Change Control
- CVE-2017-3912 Auth bypass in McAfee Application Control and Change Control (MACC)
- CVE-2020-7309 Cross Site Scripting vulnerability in ePO extension of MACC
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vm64-pmpq-wg92.