CVE-2021-31853

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

DLL Search Order Hijacking Vulnerability in McAfee Drive Encryption (MDE) prior to 7.3.0 HF2 (7.3.0.183) allows local users to execute arbitrary code and escalate privileges via execution from a compromised folder.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Nov 10, 2021
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2021-31853: High severity, CVSS 7.8 | Vulnix