High severity8.2NVD Advisory· Published Feb 10, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2021-23882
CVE-2021-23882
Description
Improper Access Control vulnerability in McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) for Windows prior to 10.7.0 February 2021 Update allows local administrators to prevent the installation of some ENS files by placing carefully crafted files where ENS will be installed. This is only applicable to clean installations of ENS as the Access Control rules will prevent modification prior to up an upgrade.
Affected products
2- Range: <10.7.0 February 2021 Update
- McAfee LLC/Endpoint Security (ENS) for Windowsv5Range: 10.7.x
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1- kc.mcafee.com/corporate/indexnvdBroken LinkVendor Advisory
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