CVE-2021-31836

HighCVSS 7.1/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

Improper privilege management vulnerability in maconfig for McAfee Agent for Windows prior to 5.7.4 allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information. The utility was able to be run from any location on the file system and by a low privileged user.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.1/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-269

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Sep 22, 2021
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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