CVE-2021-23880

CVSS V2 Low 2.1 CVSS V3 Medium 4.4

Description

Improper Access Control in attribute in McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) for Windows prior to 10.7.0 February 2021 Update allows authenticated local administrator user to perform an uninstallation of the anti-malware engine via the running of a specific command with the correct parameters.

Overview

CVE ID
CVE-2021-23880

Assigner
psirt@mcafee.com

Vulnerability Status
Analyzed

Published Version
2021-02-10T10:15:13

Last Modified Date
2021-02-12T01:07:06

Weakness Enumerations

CWE	URL
CWE-269	http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/269.html

CPE Configuration (Product)

CPE	Vulnerable	Operator	Version Start	Version End
cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:endpoint_security::::::windows::*	1	OR		10.7.0

CVSS Version 2

Version
2.0

Vector String
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Access Vector
LOCAL

Access Compatibility
LOW

Authentication
NONE

Confidentiality Impact
NONE

Integrity Impact
PARTIAL

Availability Impact
NONE

Base Score
2.1

Severity
LOW

Exploitability Score
3.9

Impact Score
2.9

CVSS Version 3

Version
3.1

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL

Attack Compatibility
LOW

Privileges Required
HIGH

User Interaction
NONE

Scope
UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact
NONE

Availability Impact
NONE

Base Score
4.4

Base Severity
MEDIUM

Exploitability Score
0.8

Impact Score
3.6

References

Reference URL	Reference Tags
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10345	Vendor Advisory

Sources

Source Name	Source URL
NIST	https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-23880
MITRE	https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-23880

History

Created	Old Value	New Value	Data Type	Notes
2022-05-10 07:23:31				Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-05 21:47:58	2021-02-10T10:15Z	2021-02-10T10:15:13	CVE Published Date	updated
2022-12-05 21:47:58		2021-02-12T01:07:06	CVE Modified Date	updated
2022-12-05 21:47:58		Analyzed	Vulnerability Status	updated