CyberRota Analysis
This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.2. It affects Windows.
CVE
CVE-2021-31847
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
8.2
EPSS
0.40%
Windows
Original NVD Description
Improper access control vulnerability in the repair process for McAfee Agent for Windows prior to 5.7.4 could allow a local attacker to perform a DLL preloading attack using unsigned DLLs. This would result in elevation of privileges and the ability to execute arbitrary code as the system user, through not correctly protecting a temporary directory used in the repair process and not checking the DLL signature.
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