McAfee Agent up to 5.7.4 on Windows Deployment cleanup.exe code injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in McAfee Agent up to 5.7.4 on Windows. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file cleanup.exe of the component Deployment Handler. The manipulation leads to code injection. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2021-31854. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in McAfee Agent up to 5.7.4 on Windows. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file cleanup.exe of the component Deployment Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was published 01/19/2022 as SB10378. The advisory is shared at kc.mcafee.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2021-31854 since 04/27/2021. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059 for this issue.

It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Upgrading to version 5.7.5 eliminates this vulnerability.

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.6

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Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Agent 5.7.5

Timelineinfo

04/27/2021 🔍
01/19/2022 +267 days 🔍
01/19/2022 +0 days 🔍
02/25/2026 +1498 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mcafee.com

Advisory: SB10378
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2021-31854 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-31854
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-191225

Entryinfo

Created: 01/19/2022 15:57
Updated: 02/25/2026 06:00
Changes: 01/19/2022 15:57 (52), 01/26/2022 03:16 (2), 01/26/2022 20:11 (18), 02/25/2026 06:00 (33)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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