vulnerability
McAfee Agent: CVE-2021-31840: Mcafee agent for windows update fixes two vulnerabilities (SB10362)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Jul 29, 2021 | Jul 29, 2021 | Jan 28, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Jul 29, 2021
Added
Jul 29, 2021
Modified
Jan 28, 2025
Description
A vulnerability in the preloading mechanism of specific dynamic link libraries in McAfee Agent for Windows prior to 5.7.3 could allow an authenticated, local attacker to perform a DLL preloading attack with unsigned DLLs. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker would need to have valid credentials on the Windows system. This would result in the user gaining elevated permissions and being able to execute arbitrary code.
Solution
mcafee-agent-upgrade-5-7-3-245
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