McAfee Agent up to 5.7.3 on Windows privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in McAfee Agent up to 5.7.3 on Windows and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code. Executing a manipulation can lead to privileges management. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2021-31836. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in McAfee Agent up to 5.7.3 on Windows and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality.

The weakness was presented 09/22/2021 as SB10369. The advisory is shared for download at kc.mcafee.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2021-31836 since 04/27/2021. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

Upgrading to version 5.7.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.4

VulDB Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Temp Score: 3.4
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NVD Base Score: 7.1
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CNA Base Score: 5.6
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Agent 5.7.4

Timelineinfo

04/27/2021 🔍
09/22/2021 +148 days 🔍
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10/01/2021 +9 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mcafee.com

Advisory: SB10369
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2021-31836 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-31836
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-183208

Entryinfo

Created: 09/22/2021 18:52
Updated: 10/01/2021 10:01
Changes: 09/22/2021 18:52 (50), 10/01/2021 09:58 (2), 10/01/2021 10:01 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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