CVE-2021-23892
By exploiting a time of check to time of use (TOCTOU) race condition during the Endpoint Security for Linux Threat Prevention and Firewall (ENSL TP/FW) installation process, a local user can perform a privilege escalation attack to obtain administrator privileges for the purpose of executing arbitrary code through insecure use of predictable temporary file locations.
Published:May 12, 2021
Last Modified:Feb 24, 2026
EPS:May 12, 2021
EPSS Score:0.00022
CVSS Score:8.2
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Mcafee
Product
Endpoint Security For Linux Threat Prevention
Mcafee
Endpoint Security For Linux Threat Prevention
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
