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    CVE-2021-31836

    Improper privilege management vulnerability in maconfig for McAfee Agent for Windows prior to 5.7.4 allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information. The utility was able to be run from any location on the file system and by a low privileged user.

    Published:Sep 22, 2021
    Last Modified:Nov 21, 2024
    EPS:Sep 22, 2021
    EPSS Score:0.00047
    CVSS Score:5.6

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Mcafee
    Product
    Mcafee Agent

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management

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    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