Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU51500

#VU51500 Improper Privilege Management in Endpoint Product Removal (EPR) Tool - CVE-2021-23879

Published: March 16, 2021

Vulnerability identifier: #VU51500

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/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-2021-23879

CWE-ID: CWE-269

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerable software:
Endpoint Product Removal (EPR) Tool

Software vendor:
McAfee

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.

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