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High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Nov 10, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2021-31853

CVE-2021-31853

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.

Affected products

5
  • McAfee/Drive Encryption5 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:drive_encryption:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 4 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:drive_encryption:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=7.2.0,<=7.2.10
    • cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:drive_encryption:7.3.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:drive_encryption:7.3.0:hotfix1:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: <7.3.0 HF2 (7.3.0.183)
    • (no CPE)range: unspecified

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

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