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TI-2021-11830 Aliases CVE-2021-31836GHSA-xxjw-6qx2-crcm

Improper Privilege Management in MA for Windows

Priority LOW 31CWE-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 · None
Fix status
Fixed

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

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00197 9th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed McAfee Agent for Windows (McAfee,LLC): 5.7.4

SSVC decision points

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
McAfeeMcAfee Agent for Windowsbefore 5.7.45.7.4Patch availableCNA
  • McAfee Agent for Windows VendorMcAfee Affected before 5.7.4 Fixed in 5.7.4 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:mcafee_agent:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*before 5.7.4VulnerableMcAfee
  • cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:mcafee_agent:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* Versions before 5.7.4 Vulnerable ·McAfee

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA McAfee Agent for Windows (McAfee,LLC) Fixed in 5.7.4

Fixed in the same release

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

  • Release ·

    McAfee,LLC McAfee Agent for Windows 5.7.4

    3 records Highest priority Priority LOW 3 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2021-11840 Improper privilege management in repair process of MA for WindowsPriority LOW 36
    • TI-2021-11835 DLL side loading vulnerability in MA for WindowsPriority LOW 35
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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-31836
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xxjw-6qx2-crcm

References

Other 1

  • TI-2020-05918 Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee DXL for Mac CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
  • TI-2021-11835 DLL side loading vulnerability in MA for Windows CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
  • TI-2020-05917 DLL Search Order Hijacking in MA for Windows CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2020-05916 Privilege Escalation vulnerability in MA for Windows CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2021-11834 DLL preload vulnerability in McAfee Agent for Windows CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.3
  • TI-2017-02991 Improper input validation in Intel McAfee Agent CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.9
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Sources

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