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TI-2021-06241 Aliases CVE-2021-23887GHSA-gjh7-83g9-wq47

Privilege escalation in McAfee DLP Endpoint for Windows

Priority LOW 33CWE-269Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.

Summary

Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee Data Loss Prevention (DLP) Endpoint for Windows prior to 11.6.100 allows a local, low privileged, attacker to write to arbitrary controlled kernel addresses. This is achieved by launching applications, suspending them, modifying the memory and restarting them when they are monitored by McAfee DLP through the hdlphook driver.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00225 13th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed McAfee Data Loss Prevention (DLP) Endpoint for Windows (McAfee,LLC): 10.6.100.41

SSVC decision points

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
McAfeeMcAfee Data Loss Prevention (DLP) Endpoint for Windowsbefore 10.6.100.4110.6.100.41Patch availableCNA
  • McAfee Data Loss Prevention (DLP) Endpoint for Windows VendorMcAfee Affected before 10.6.100.41 Fixed in 10.6.100.41 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:data_loss_prevention_endpoint:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*before 11.6.100.41VulnerableMcAfee
  • cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:data_loss_prevention_endpoint:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* Versions before 11.6.100.41 Vulnerable ·McAfee

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA McAfee Data Loss Prevention (DLP) Endpoint for Windows (McAfee,LLC) Fixed in 10.6.100.41

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    McAfee,LLC McAfee Data Loss Prevention (DLP) Endpoint for Windows 10.6.100.41

    2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2021-06240 Local Denial of Service in McAfee DLP Endpoint for WindowsPriority LOW 24
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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-23887
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gjh7-83g9-wq47

References

Other 2

  • TI-2021-11842 Data Loss Prevention (DLP) ePO extension - SQL injection CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2018-04909 Improper signature verification in McAfee Data Loss Prevention Endpoint CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2021-11841 Data Loss Prevention (DLP) ePO extension - Cross site scripting (XSS) CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2021-11838 Local Privilege Escalation in McAfee DLP Endpoint for Windows CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
  • TI-2019-02670 DLP Endpoint log file redirection to arbitrary locations CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
  • TI-2018-04924 Data Loss Prevention Endpoint (DLPe) - Authentication Bypass vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
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Sources

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