Vulnerability Details CVE-2021-31841
A DLL sideloading vulnerability in McAfee Agent for Windows prior to 5.7.4 could allow a local user to perform a DLL sideloading attack with an unsigned DLL with a specific name and in a specific location. This would result in the user gaining elevated permissions and the ability to execute arbitrary code as the system user, through not checking the DLL signature.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.0
EPSS Ranking 3.2%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 8.2
CVSS v2 Score 6.9
References
Products affected by CVE-2021-31841
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cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:mcafee_agent:5.0.0
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cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:mcafee_agent:5.6.6
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cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:mcafee_agent:5.7.3