CVE-2021-31839 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Improper privilege management vulnerability in McAfee Agent for Windows prior to 5.7.3 allows a local user to modify event information in the MA event folder. This allows a local user to either add false events or remove events from the event logs prior to them being sent to the ePO server.

Published: 2021-06-10

Score: 4.8 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

McAfee,LLC

McAfee Agent for Windows

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	< 5.7.3

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:agent:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-18714	Improper privilege management vulnerability in McAfee Agent for Windows prior to 5.7.3 allows a local user to modify event information in the MA event folder. This allows a local user to either add false events or remove events from the event logs prior to them being sent to the ePO server.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00039.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10362

History

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Subscriptions

Mcafee Agent

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: trellix

Published: 2021-06-10T16:15:13.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-03T23:10:29.963Z

Reserved: 2021-04-27T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-31839

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-06-10T17:15:08.113

Modified: 2024-11-21T06:06:19.930

Link: CVE-2021-31839

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

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