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McAfee Agent: CVE-2021-31836: Mcafee agent for windows update fixes three vulnerabilities (SB10369)

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McAfee Agent: CVE-2021-31836: Mcafee agent for windows update fixes three vulnerabilities (SB10369)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N)
Published
09/22/2021
Created
03/08/2022
Added
03/07/2022
Modified
03/07/2022

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.

Solution(s)

  • mcafee-agent-upgrade-5-7-4

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