PT-2021-19550 · Mcafee · Mcafee Drive Encryption

Fatrodzianko · Published 2021-11-10 · Updated 2023-11-15 · CVE-2021-31853

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: McAfee Drive Encryption (MDE) versions prior to 7.3.0 HF2 (7.3.0.183)

Description: The issue allows local users to execute arbitrary code and escalate privileges via execution from a compromised folder. This is due to a DLL Search Order Hijacking Vulnerability.

Recommendations: For versions prior to 7.3.0 HF2 (7.3.0.183), update to version 7.3.0 HF2 (7.3.0.183) or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to compromised folders to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Uncontrolled Search Path Element

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-427

Related Identifiers

CVE-2021-31853

Affected Products

Mcafee Drive Encryption

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-31853 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-31853 · Vendor Advisory
• https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10374 · Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/32142 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/23199 · Telegram Post