CVE-2021-23880

Improper Access Control in attribute in McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) for Windows prior to 10.7.0 February 2021 Update allows authenticated local administrator user to perform an uninstallation of the anti-malware engine via the running of a specific command with the correct parameters.

CVSS v3 6.7 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 2.1 LOW

6.7^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 0.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required HIGH

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

2.1^/10

CVSS v2.0 : LOW

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10345	Broken Link Vendor Advisory
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10345	Broken Link Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:endpoint_security:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 05:51

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CVSS	v2 : ~~2.1~~ v3 : ~~4.4~~	v2 : 2.1 v3 : 6.7
References	~~() https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10345 - Broken Link, Vendor Advisory~~	() https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10345 - Broken Link, Vendor Advisory

16 Nov 2023, 02:25

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CWE		NVD-CWE-Other
References	~~() https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10345 -~~	() https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10345 - Broken Link, Vendor Advisory

07 Nov 2023, 03:30

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CWE	~~CWE-269~~
References	~~(CONFIRM) https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10345 - Vendor Advisory~~	() https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10345 -

Information

Published : 2021-02-10 10:15

Updated : 2024-11-21 05:51

NVD link : CVE-2021-23880

Mitre link : CVE-2021-23880

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-23880

JSON object : View

Products Affected

mcafee

endpoint_security

CWE

CWE-269

Improper Privilege Management

NVD-CWE-Other

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