VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2021-31853

CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability0.20%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2021-11-10
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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.

Weakness classification

  • trellixpsirt@trellix.com: CWE-427
  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-427

Primary references