CVE-2021-31853

High

Description

DLL Search Order Hijacking Vulnerability in McAfee Drive Encryption (MDE) prior to 7.3.0 HF2 (7.3.0.183) allows local users to execute arbitrary code and escalate privileges via execution from a compromised folder.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.8
Exploit probability—
ProductMcafee Drive Encryption
PublishedNov 10, 2021
First seenNov 10, 2021
Weakness typeCWE-427CWE-427

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
mcafee drive_encryption7.2.0 ≤ v ≤ 7.2.10, 7.3.0—

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