CVE-2021-31836

MEDIUM

McAfee Agent for Windows < 5.7.4 - Improper Privilege Management via maconfig Utility

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Improper privilege management vulnerability in maconfig for McAfee Agent for Windows prior to 5.7.4 allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information. The utility was able to be run from any location on the file system and by a low privileged user.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References

Scores

CVSS v3 5.6
EPSS 0.0011
EPSS Percentile 29.3%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-269
Status published
Products (1)
mcafee/mcafee_agent < 5.7.4
Published Sep 22, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026