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CVE-2021-31854

CVSS 7.7v3.1pub. 2022-01-19upd. 2026-02-24

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.

CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • Mcafee Agent

    APP
    Mcafee
    < 5.7.5
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Tags
LPECommand Injection
CWE
References

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