CVE-2021-31836 Improper Privilege Management in MA for Windows
A local low-privileged user can exploit improper privilege management in the McAfee Agent configuration utility to access sensitive information.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-31836?
CVE-2021-31836 is a medium-severity vulnerability in McAfee,LLC McAfee Agent for Windows, published on 22 Sep 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-31836?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mcafee Mcafee Agent.
How do I fix CVE-2021-31836?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-31836 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-31836 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-31836 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in McAfee,LLC McAfee Agent for Windows
- CVE-2021-31841 DLL side loading vulnerability in MA for Windows
- CVE-2020-7314 Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee DXL for Mac
- CVE-2020-7311 Privilege Escalation vulnerability in MA for Windows
- CVE-2020-7312 DLL Search Order Hijacking in MA for Windows
- CVE-2021-31840 DLL preload vulnerability in McAfee Agent for Windows
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xxjw-6qx2-crcm.