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CVE-2021-31854

HIGH
7.7CVSS
Published: 2022-01-19
Updated: 2024-11-21
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Description

A command Injection Vulnerability in McAfee Agent (MA) for Windows prior to 5.7.5 allows local users to inject arbitrary shell code into the file cleanup.exe. The malicious clean.exe file is placed into the relevant folder and executed by running the McAfee Agent deployment feature located in the System Tree. An attacker may exploit the vulnerability to obtain a reverse shell which can lead to privilege escalation to obtain root privileges.

CVSS Metrics

Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
local
Complexity
low
Privileges
high
User Action
required
Scope
changed
Confidentiality
high
Integrity
high
Availability
high
Weaknesses
CWE-78CWE-78

Metadata

Primary Vendor
MCAFEE
Published
1/19/2022
Last Modified
11/21/2024
Source
NIST NVD
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Affected Products

mcafee : agent

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