CVE-2021-31836: Improper Privilege Management in MA for Windows

Severity: high (CVSS 7.1 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2021-09-22 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-269

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.

Affected products

Intel McAfee Agent: before 5.7.4 — fixed in 5.7.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Intel McAfee Agent 5.7.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10369
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10369

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