Improper Privilege Management in McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) - CVE-2021-23882
Published: February 16, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU50731
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-23882
CWE-ID: CWE-269
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote user to escalate privileges.
The vulnerability exists due to improper privilege management. A remote administrator can prevent the installation of some ENS files by placing carefully crafted files where ENS will be installed.
Affected software
McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS)
How to mitigate CVE-2021-23882
Install updates from vendor's website.
McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) - addressed in versions 10.6.1 February 2021 Update, 10.7.0 February 2021 Update