CVE-2021-31833
HIGHMcAfee Application and Change Control < 8.3.4 - Privilege Escalation via Binary Renaming
Title source: llmDescription
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.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
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https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10370
Scores
CVSS v3
7.1
EPSS
0.0005
EPSS Percentile
14.8%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-269
Status
published
Products (1)
mcafee/application_and_change_control
< 8.3.4
Published
Jan 04, 2022
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026