CVE-2021-31840

HIGH

7.3

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.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score7.3

SeverityHIGH

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack VectorLOCAL

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredLOW

User InteractionREQUIRED

Published6/10/2021

Last Modified11/21/2024

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

mcafee:mcafee_agent

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-427CWE-427

References

https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10362(trellixpsirt@trellix.com)

https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10362(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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