CVE-2021-31853 | BDVDB-2026-164113 Detail

McAfeeMcAfee Drive Encryption (MDE)

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.

Impact#

Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact high, integrity impact high, availability impact high. Attack vector: local.

Weaknesses#

CWE-427 Uncontrolled search path element

References#

https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10374

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12021-11-10Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-08-03Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2021-11-10
Last modified: 2024-08-03

Vendor information

Vendor: McAfee
Product: McAfee Drive Encryption (MDE)

All McAfee vulnerabilities

Score

7.8 High

EPSS

less than 1%, Very Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 9.6.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Not classified

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
< 7.3.0 HF2
Fixed
7.3.0 HF2

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

Not available

CVSS v3.1

7.8 High

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

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Local
Attack Complexity	Low
Privileges Required	Low
User Interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	High
Integrity	High
Availability	High

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).