CVE-2021-31841

A DLL sideloading vulnerability in McAfee Agent for Windows prior to 5.7.4 could allow a local user to perform a DLL sideloading attack with an unsigned DLL with a specific name and in a specific location. This would result in the user gaining elevated permissions and the ability to execute arbitrary code as the system user, through not checking the DLL signature.

CVSS v3 7.3 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 6.9 MEDIUM

7.3^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.3 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

6.9^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 3.4 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10369	Broken Link

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:mcafee_agent:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2021-09-22 14:15

Updated : 2023-11-15 18:59

NVD link : CVE-2021-31841

Mitre link : CVE-2021-31841

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-31841

JSON object : View

Products Affected

mcafee

mcafee_agent

CWE

CWE-347

Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature

CWE-426

Untrusted Search Path

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