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High severity7.7NVD Advisory· Published Jan 19, 2022· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2021-31854

CVE-2021-31854

Description

A command Injection Vulnerability in McAfee Agent (MA) for Windows prior to 5.7.5 allows local users to inject arbitrary shell code into the file cleanup.exe. The malicious clean.exe file is placed into the relevant folder and executed by running the McAfee Agent deployment feature located in the System Tree. An attacker may exploit the vulnerability to obtain a reverse shell which can lead to privilege escalation to obtain root privileges.

Affected products

3
  • McAfee/Agent2 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:agent:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:agent:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*range: <5.7.5
    • (no CPE)range: <5.7.5
  • Range: unspecified

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

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