TI-2021-06233 Aliases CVE-2021-23879 GHSA-4p7j-g7mm-h6h2

Unquoted service path vulnerability in McAfee Endpoint Product Removal (EPR) Tool prior…

LOW 30CWE-428Published 2021-03-15 · Updated 2024-09-17

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: High
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-428.

Summary

Unquoted service path vulnerability in McAfee Endpoint Product Removal (EPR) Tool prior to 21.2 allows local administrators to execute arbitrary code, with higher-level privileges, via execution from a compromised folder. The tool did not enforce and protect the execution path. Local admin privileges are required to place the files in the required location.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00335 27th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed Endpoint Product Removal Tool (McAfee, LLC): 21.2

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
McAfee	Endpoint Product Removal Tool	21.x to before 21.2	21.2	Patch available	CNA

Endpoint Product Removal Tool VendorMcAfee Affected 21.x to before 21.2 Fixed in 21.2 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:endpoint_product_removal_tool::::::::	before 21.2	Vulnerable	McAfee

cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:endpoint_product_removal_tool:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 21.2 Vulnerable ·McAfee

Remediation

Fix · CNA Endpoint Product Removal Tool (McAfee, LLC) Fixed in 21.2

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-23879
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4p7j-g7mm-h6h2

References

Other 1

https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10351

Sources

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