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Rewterz Threat Advisory – CVE-2021-23893 – McAfee Drive Encryption

Severity

High

Analysis Summary

CVE-2021-23893

McAfee Drive Encryption could allow a local authenticated attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by a flaw in a Windows system driver. By exploiting an unutilized memory buffer, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain elevated privileges.

Impact

  • Privilege Escalation

Affected Vendors

  • McAfee

Affected Products

  • McAfee Drive Encryption 7.1.0
  • McAfee Drive Encryption 7.0.0

Remediation

Refer to McAfee Advisory for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information.

https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10361&actp=null&viewlocale=en_US&showDraft=false&platinum_status=false&locale=en_US

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