CVE-2021-31853

MDE DLL Search Order Hijacking vulnerability

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Published Nov 10, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 7.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

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

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 HF2

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:drive_encryption::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:drive_encryption:7.3.0:-::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:drive_encryption:7.3.0:hotfix1::::::

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-18728	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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

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% (0.198% 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=SB10374

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Mcafee Drive Encryption

Weaknesses

CWE-427

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 11:10 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: trellix
Published: Nov 10, 2021, 9:00 AM
Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 11:10 PM
Reserved: Apr 27, 2021, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 3:52 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Nov 10, 2021, 9:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:52 AM

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