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    CVE-2021-31854

    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:Jan 19, 2022
    Last Modified:Feb 24, 2026
    EPS:Jan 19, 2022
    EPSS Score:0.00325
    CVSS Score:7.7

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Mcafee
    Product
    Agent

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

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    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
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    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
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    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
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    High