CVE-2021-31837: Out of bounds write vulnerability in McAfee GetSusp

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2021-06-09 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-787

Description

Memory corruption vulnerability in the driver file component in McAfee GetSusp prior to 4.0.0 could allow a program being investigated on the local machine to trigger a buffer overflow in GetSusp, leading to the execution of arbitrary code, potentially triggering a BSOD.

Affected products

McAfee,LLC McAfee GetSusp: before 4.0.0 — fixed in 4.0.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: McAfee,LLC McAfee GetSusp 4.0.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10363
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10363

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