CVE-2021-23879 (GCVE-0-2021-23879)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-03-15 18:40 – Updated: 2024-09-17 03:29
VLAI?
Title
Unquoted service path vulnerability in McAfee Endpoint Product Removal (EPR) Tool prior to 21.2 allows local administrators to execute arbitrary code, with higher-level privileges, via execution from a compromised folder. The tool did not enforce and ...
Summary
Unquoted service path vulnerability in McAfee Endpoint Product Removal (EPR) Tool prior to 21.2 allows local administrators to execute arbitrary code, with higher-level privileges, via execution from a compromised folder. The tool did not enforce and protect the execution path. Local admin privileges are required to place the files in the required location.
Severity ?
6.7 (Medium)
CWE
- CWE-428 - Unquoted Search Path or Element
Assigner
References
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Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| McAfee, LLC | Endpoint Product Removal Tool |
Affected:
21.x , < 21.2
(custom)
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Credits
McAfee credits Lockheed Martin Red Team for responsibly reporting this flaw.
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Nomenclature
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- Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
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- Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
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