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CVE-2021-31841
HIGH · CVSS 8.2
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2021-09-22T14:15:07.497 · Last modified 2026-06-17T03:52:19.853

Summary

A DLL sideloading vulnerability in McAfee Agent for Windows prior to 5.7.4 could allow a local user to perform a DLL sideloading attack with an unsigned DLL with a specific name and in a specific location. This would result in the user gaining elevated permissions and the ability to execute arbitrary code as the system user, through not checking the DLL signature.

Affected products

mcafee — mcafee_agent

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References

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