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CVE-2021-23892

7.0 highEPSS 0.2%

High (7.0) in mcafee endpoint security for linux threat prevention. EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Severity

CVSS 3.1

7.0 high
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 9% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWEs
CWE-367, CWE-59
Published
Modified
Record from
the NVD, synced

Affected

References

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