CVE-2021-31841

HIGH

Mcafee Agent < 5.7.4 - Untrusted Search Path

Title source: rule
STIX 2.1

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.

Scores

CVSS v3 8.2
EPSS 0.0002
EPSS Percentile 5.2%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-426 CWE-347
Status published
Products (1)
mcafee/mcafee_agent < 5.7.4
Published Sep 22, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026