CVE-2021-23893

Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee Drive Encryption (MDE)

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Published Oct 1, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 8.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Privilege Escalation vulnerability in a Windows system driver of McAfee Drive Encryption (DE) prior to 7.3.0 could allow a local non-admin user to gain elevated system privileges via exploiting an unutilized memory buffer.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

McAfee,LLC

McAfee Drive Encryption (MDE)

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	< 7.3.0 HF1

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:drive_encryption::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:drive_encryption:7.3.0:-::::::

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-10819	Privilege Escalation vulnerability in a Windows system driver of McAfee Drive Encryption (DE) prior to 7.3.0 could allow a local non-admin user to gain elevated system privileges via exploiting an unutilized memory buffer.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.149% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10361

History

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Subscriptions

Mcafee Drive Encryption

Weaknesses

CWE-269

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 7:14 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: trellix
Published: Oct 1, 2021, 9:25 AM
Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 7:14 PM
Reserved: Jan 12, 2021, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 3:38 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Oct 1, 2021, 10:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:38 AM

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