Privilege escalation in Mcafee Endpoint Security
CVE-2021-23882
Improper Access Control vulnerability in McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) for Windows prior to 10.7.0 February 2021 Update allows local administrators to prevent the installation of some ENS files by placing carefully crafted files where ENS will be installed. This is only applicable to clean installations of ENS as the Access Control rules will prevent modification prior to up an upgrade.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (19.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 19th percentile — 19.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Mcafee Endpoint Security
- Mcafee Llc Endpoint Security (Ens) For Windows — versions 10.7.x
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index (Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-23882?
- CVE-2021-23882 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mcafee Endpoint Security, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 8.2/10. Published 2021-02-10.
- How severe is CVE-2021-23882?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.2 out of 10.