High severity · published May 12, 2021
CVE-2021-23892
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…
7.0
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
High
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 9% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
ES
Endpoint Security For Linux Threat Prevention · Mcafee
10.5.0 before 10.7.5 · source: NVD
Affected product
ES
Endpoint Security For Linux Threat Prevention
Mcafee
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-23892
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-23892
kc.mcafee.com
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10355
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