CVE-2021-31841 is a DLL sideloading vulnerability in McAfee Agent for Windows prior to version 5.7.4. A local user could exploit this by placing a specially crafted, unsigned DLL in a specific location, leading to elevated permissions and arbitrary code execution as the system user. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.3 (HIGH), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity, requiring user interaction, and resulting in high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no known active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 5.7.4CPE 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:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.