CVEvulnerability

CVE-2021-31843

7.8 HIGH Published 2021-09-17 Modified 2026-06-17 Official page ↗
Status
Modified
Published
2021-09-17
Last modified
2026-06-17
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
7.3 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
7.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
4.6 MEDIUM — AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weaknesses
CWE-59

Description

Improper privileges management vulnerability in McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) Windows prior to 10.7.0 September 2021 Update allows local users to access files which they would otherwise not have access to via manipulating junction links to redirect McAfee folder operations to an unintended location.

Affected configurations

• mcafee endpoint security (< 10.7.0) • mcafee endpoint security 10.7.0

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access weakness

References