CVE-2021-31853 is a DLL Search Order Hijacking vulnerability affecting McAfee Drive Encryption (MDE) versions prior to 7.3.0 HF2 (7.3.0.183). This flaw allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code and escalate privileges by running the affected software from a compromised folder. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), it presents a significant risk due to its low attack complexity and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 7.2.0, <= 7.2.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:drive_encryption:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:drive_encryption:7.3.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:drive_encryption:7.3.0:hotfix1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.