PT-2022-10054 · Mcafee · Mcafee Application/Change Control

CVE-2021-31833 · Published 2022-01-04 · Updated 2023-11-15

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 Application and Change Control (MACC) versions prior to 8.3.4

Description A security issue allows a locally logged-in attacker to bypass application protection, enabling them to run applications that would normally be blocked. The attacker must rename a binary to match a configured updater's name and follow specific steps to execute the renamed binary.

Recommendations For versions prior to 8.3.4, update to version 8.3.4 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the binary renaming functionality to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Improper Privilege Management

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-269

Related Identifiers

CVE-2021-31833

Affected Products

Mcafee Application/Change Control

References · 3

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-31833 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-31833 · Security Note
• https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10370 · Note