McAfee Endpoint Security for Windows < 10.6.1 / 10.7.0 February 2021 Update Improper Access Control (SB10345) (CVE-2021-23880)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 146619

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Synopsis

The remote host is affected by an improper access control vulnerability.

Description

The version of the McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) for Windows installed on the remote Windows host is affected by an Improper Access Control vulnerability. An attribute in McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) for Windows prior to 10.7.0 February 2021 Update allows an authenticated local administrator user to perform an uninstall of the anti-malware engine via the running of a specific command with the correct parameters.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Apply the 10.7.0 or 10.6.1 February 2021 Update or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 146619

File Name: mcafee_ens_SB10345_CVE-2021-23880.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 2/19/2021

Updated: 2/25/2021

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.1

Temporal Score: 1.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-23880

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.4

Temporal Score: 3.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:mcafee:endpoint_security

Required KB Items: Settings/ParanoidReport, SMB/Registry/Enumerated, installed_sw/McAfee Endpoint Security Platform

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/9/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/9/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-23880

IAVA: 2021-A-0102

MCAFEE-SB: SB10345

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