CVE-2021-31840: DLL preload vulnerability in McAfee Agent for Windows
McAfee,LLC · McAfee Agent for Windows
Vendor fix available · Affected: McAfee,LLC McAfee Agent for Windows · Exploitation: unlikely (under 1%)
Not in CyberSIXT coverage yet: no article names this CVE. This page shows the public record.
Higher than 28% of scored CVEs
DescriptionCVE.org
A vulnerability in the preloading mechanism of specific dynamic link libraries in McAfee Agent for Windows prior to 5.7.3 could allow an authenticated, local attacker to perform a DLL preloading attack with unsigned DLLs. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker would need to have valid credentials on the Windows system. This would result in the user gaining elevated permissions and being able to execute arbitrary code.
Affected products1
From the CVE record. A product or version that is not listed is unknown, not unaffected.
- McAfee,LLC · McAfee Agent for Windowsbefore 5.7.3
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- Exploitation
- Unlikely (under 1%). EPSS under 1%, or no score yet.
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Public check
- No public nuclei template
- Vendor
- McAfee,LLC
- Published
- June 2021
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