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CVE-2021-31833

Published: Jan 4, 2022Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-269
NVD MITRE
7.1CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 83.8%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
No Fix Available

Description

Potential product security bypass vulnerability in McAfee Application and Change Control (MACC) prior to version 8.3.4 allows a locally logged in attacker to circumvent the application solidification protection provided by MACC, permitting them to run applications that would usually be prevented by MACC. This would require the attacker to rename the specified binary to match name of any configured updater and perform a specific set of steps, resulting in the renamed binary to be to run.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:NI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-269NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Products

McAfee Application and Change Control (MACC)McAfee,LLC
application and change controlmcafeeSecurity Products
mcafeecommercialUSSecurity Productsaka mcaee, mcafee security

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Exploitability

No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10370
kc.mcafee.com

Timeline

Published
Jan 4, 2022
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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