CVE-2021-23885 CRITICAL

CVE-2021-23885: Privilege escalation vulnerability in McAfee Web Gateway (MWG) UI

Vendor Mcafee,Llc
Product McAfee Web Gateway (MWG)
Weakness CWE-269
Published February 17, 2021
Last update August 3, 2024
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CVSS base score

9.0/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction Required
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Privilege escalation vulnerability in McAfee Web Gateway (MWG) prior to 9.2.8 allows an authenticated user to gain elevated privileges through the User Interface and execute commands on the appliance via incorrect improper neutralization of user input in the troubleshooting page.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

February 17, 2021 CVE published
August 3, 2024 Record updated