CVE-2021-23879

Medium

Description

Unquoted service path vulnerability in McAfee Endpoint Product Removal (EPR) Tool prior to 21.2 allows local administrators to execute arbitrary code, with higher-level privileges, via execution from a compromised folder. The tool did not enforce and protect the execution path. Local admin privileges are required to place the files in the required location.

SeverityMedium
CVSS6.7
Exploit probability—
ProductMcafee Endpoint Product Removal Tool
PublishedMar 15, 2021
First seenMar 15, 2021
Weakness typeCWE-428CWE-428

How to fix

Update
  • mcafee endpoint_product_removal_tool21.2 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
mcafee endpoint_product_removal_toolv < 21.221.2

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