{"containers":{"cna":{"affected":[{"platforms":["Windows"],"product":"McAfee Agent for Windows","vendor":"McAfee,LLC","versions":[{"lessThan":"5.7.4","status":"affected","version":"unspecified","versionType":"custom"}]}],"descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"A DLL sideloading vulnerability in McAfee Agent for Windows prior to 5.7.4 could allow a local user to perform a DLL sideloading attack with an unsigned DLL with a specific name and in a specific location. This would result in the user gaining elevated permissions and the ability to execute arbitrary code as the system user, through not checking the DLL signature."}],"metrics":[{"cvssV3_1":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackVector":"LOCAL","availabilityImpact":"HIGH","baseScore":8.2,"baseSeverity":"HIGH","confidentialityImpact":"HIGH","integrityImpact":"HIGH","privilegesRequired":"LOW","scope":"CHANGED","userInteraction":"REQUIRED","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H","version":"3.1"}}],"problemTypes":[{"descriptions":[{"cweId":"CWE-426","description":"CWE-426: Untrusted Search Path","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}]},{"descriptions":[{"cweId":"CWE-347","description":"CWE-347: Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}]}],"providerMetadata":{"dateUpdated":"2021-09-22T13:25:11.000Z","orgId":"01626437-bf8f-4d1c-912a-893b5eb04808","shortName":"trellix"},"references":[{"tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM"],"url":"https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10369"}],"source":{"discovery":"UNKNOWN"},"title":"DLL side loading vulnerability in MA for Windows","x_generator":{"engine":"Vulnogram 0.0.9"},"x_legacyV4Record":{"CVE_data_meta":{"ASSIGNER":"psirt@mcafee.com","ID":"CVE-2021-31841","STATE":"PUBLIC","TITLE":"DLL side loading vulnerability in MA for Windows"},"affects":{"vendor":{"vendor_data":[{"product":{"product_data":[{"product_name":"McAfee Agent for Windows","version":{"version_data":[{"platform":"Windows","version_affected":"<","version_value":"5.7.4"}]}}]},"vendor_name":"McAfee,LLC"}]}},"data_format":"MITRE","data_type":"CVE","data_version":"4.0","description":{"description_data":[{"lang":"eng","value":"A DLL sideloading vulnerability in McAfee Agent for Windows prior to 5.7.4 could allow a local user to perform a DLL sideloading attack with an unsigned DLL with a specific name and in a specific location. This would result in the user gaining elevated permissions and the ability to execute arbitrary code as the system user, through not checking the DLL signature."}]},"generator":{"engine":"Vulnogram 0.0.9"},"impact":{"cvss":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackVector":"LOCAL","availabilityImpact":"HIGH","baseScore":8.2,"baseSeverity":"HIGH","confidentialityImpact":"HIGH","integrityImpact":"HIGH","privilegesRequired":"LOW","scope":"CHANGED","userInteraction":"REQUIRED","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H","version":"3.1"}},"problemtype":{"problemtype_data":[{"description":[{"lang":"eng","value":"CWE-426: Untrusted Search Path"}]},{"description":[{"lang":"eng","value":"CWE-347: Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature"}]}]},"references":{"reference_data":[{"name":"https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10369","refsource":"CONFIRM","url":"https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10369"}]},"source":{"discovery":"UNKNOWN"}}},"adp":[{"providerMetadata":{"orgId":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108","shortName":"CVE","dateUpdated":"2024-08-03T23:10:30.223Z"},"title":"CVE Program Container","references":[{"tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","x_transferred"],"url":"https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10369"}]}]},"cveMetadata":{"assignerOrgId":"01626437-bf8f-4d1c-912a-893b5eb04808","assignerShortName":"trellix","cveId":"CVE-2021-31841","datePublished":"2021-09-22T13:25:11.000Z","dateReserved":"2021-04-27T00:00:00.000Z","dateUpdated":"2024-08-03T23:10:30.223Z","state":"PUBLISHED"},"dataType":"CVE_RECORD","dataVersion":"5.1"}