High severity8.2NVD Advisory· Published May 12, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2021-23892
CVE-2021-23892
Description
By exploiting a time of check to time of use (TOCTOU) race condition during the Endpoint Security for Linux Threat Prevention and Firewall (ENSL TP/FW) installation process, a local user can perform a privilege escalation attack to obtain administrator privileges for the purpose of executing arbitrary code through insecure use of predictable temporary file locations.
Affected products
3- cpe:2.3:o:mcafee:endpoint_security_for_linux_threat_prevention:*:*:*:*:*:linux:*:*Range: >=10.5.0,<10.7.5
- Range: unspecified
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
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