CVE-2021-31840 is a local privilege escalation vulnerability affecting McAfee Agent for Windows prior to version 5.7.3. An authenticated attacker with local system access could exploit a DLL preloading mechanism to execute arbitrary code with elevated permissions. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.3 (HIGH) due to its high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, though it requires local access and user interaction. Currently, there is no known active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 5.0.0, < 5.7.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:mcafee_agent:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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