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McAfee Agent: CVE-2021-31841: Mcafee agent for windows update fixes three vulnerabilities (SB10369)

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McAfee Agent: CVE-2021-31841: Mcafee agent for windows update fixes three vulnerabilities (SB10369)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
09/22/2021
Created
03/08/2022
Added
03/07/2022
Modified
11/17/2023

Description

A DLL sideloading vulnerability in McAfee Agent for Windows prior to 5.7.4 could allow a local user to perform a DLL sideloading attack with an unsigned DLL with a specific name and in a specific location. This would result in the user gaining elevated permissions and the ability to execute arbitrary code as the system user, through not checking the DLL signature.

Solution(s)

  • mcafee-agent-upgrade-5-7-4

References

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