Name: CVE-2021-23885: Improper Privilege Management
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2021-02-17T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2021-23885, CWE-269, CVSS 9, EPSS 0.01087

Privilege escalation vulnerability in McAfee Web Gateway (MWG) prior to 9.2.8 allows an authenticated user to gain elevated privileges through the User Interface and execute commands on the appliance via incorrect improper neutralization of user input in the troubleshooting page.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 9
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Mcafee Web Gateway	—	Upgrade to the latest version of Web Gateway	Sep 23, 2026	Feb 17, 2021

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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