CVE-2021-31854

A command Injection Vulnerability in McAfee Agent (MA) for Windows prior to 5.7.5 allows local users to inject arbitrary shell code into the file cleanup.exe. The malicious clean.exe file is placed into the relevant folder and executed by running the McAfee Agent deployment feature located in the System Tree. An attacker may exploit the vulnerability to obtain a reverse shell which can lead to privilege escalation to obtain root privileges.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 9.3 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

9.3^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

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

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector NETWORK

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=SB10378

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:agent:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2022-01-19 11:15

Updated : 2023-11-07 03:35

NVD link : CVE-2021-31854

Mitre link : CVE-2021-31854

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-31854

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Products Affected

mcafee

agent

CWE

CWE-78

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

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