McAfee Agent up to 5.7.2 on Windows uncontrolled search path

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in McAfee Agent up to 5.7.2 on Windows. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation results in uncontrolled search path. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2021-31840. The attack is only possible with local access. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in McAfee Agent up to 5.7.2 on Windows. Affected is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a uncontrolled search path vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-427. The product uses a fixed or controlled search path to find resources, but one or more locations in that path can be under the control of unintended actors. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was released 06/10/2021 as SB10362. The advisory is available at kc.mcafee.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2021-31840. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1574 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading to version 5.7.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.5

VulDB Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Temp Score: 7.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Uncontrolled search path
CWE: CWE-427 / CWE-426
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Agent 5.7.3

Timelineinfo

04/27/2021 🔍
06/10/2021 +44 days 🔍
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06/13/2021 +3 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mcafee.com

Advisory: SB10362
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2021-31840 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-31840
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-176826

Entryinfo

Created: 06/10/2021 21:50
Updated: 06/13/2021 12:18
Changes: 06/10/2021 21:50 (39), 06/13/2021 12:11 (6), 06/13/2021 12:18 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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