Improper Privilege Management in McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) - CVE-2021-23882

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Improper Privilege Management in McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) - CVE-2021-23882

Published: February 16, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU50731
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-23882
CWE-ID: CWE-269
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: McAfee
Affected software:
McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS)

Detailed vulnerability description

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.


How to mitigate CVE-2021-23882

Install updates from vendor's website.

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