McAfee Endpoint Security up to 10.6.x on Windows correct privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in McAfee Endpoint Security up to 10.6.x on Windows. This vulnerability affects unknown code. The manipulation of the argument correct leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2021-23880. Local access is required to approach this attack. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in McAfee Endpoint Security up to 10.6.x on Windows. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation of the argument correct with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 02/10/2021. It is possible to read the advisory at kc.mcafee.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2021-23880. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 10.7.0 February 2021 Update eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.2

VulDB Base Score: 4.2
VulDB Temp Score: 4.0
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NVD Base Score: 4.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Endpoint Security 10.7.0 February 2021 Update

Timelineinfo

01/12/2021 🔍
02/10/2021 +29 days 🔍
02/10/2021 +0 days 🔍
02/27/2021 +17 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mcafee.com

Advisory: kc.mcafee.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2021-23880 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-23880
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-169667

Entryinfo

Created: 02/10/2021 12:52
Updated: 02/27/2021 14:02
Changes: 02/10/2021 12:52 (39), 02/27/2021 13:58 (6), 02/27/2021 14:02 (19)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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