Privilege escalation in McAfee Endpoint Product Removal Tool

1) Improper Privilege Management

EUVDB-ID: #VU51500

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-23879

CWE-ID: CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges.

The vulnerability exists due to unquoted service path issue. A local administrator can escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Endpoint Product Removal (EPR) Tool: before 21.2

External links

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

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.