A command Injection Vulnerability in McAfee Agent (MA) for Windows prior to 5.7.5 allows local users to inject arbitrary shell code into the file cleanup.exe. The malicious clean.exe file is placed into the relevant folder and executed by running the McAfee Agent deployment feature located in the System Tree. An attacker may exploit the vulnerability to obtain a reverse shell which can lead to privilege escalation to obtain root privileges.
Published 2022-01-19 11:15:08
Updated 2023-02-02 19:32:26
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Vulnerability category: Gain privilege

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-31854

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.05%

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 18 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ

CVSS scores for CVE-2021-31854

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source
9.3
HIGH AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
8.6
10.0
NIST
7.8
HIGH CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1.8
5.9
NIST
7.7
HIGH CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
1.1
6.0
McAfee (DEFUNCT)

CWE ids for CVE-2021-31854

References for CVE-2021-31854

Products affected by CVE-2021-31854

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