Agent 5.7.5 CVE's and fixes.

[Glenn_Bolton]

Hello,

I am hoping to get some additional insight as to the current vulnerabilities corrected by Agent 5.7.5. Are the current issues raising any concern in the McAfee Community? The reaseon I ask is I just completed a rollout of 5..7.4. Based on the score other factors(outlined below) I am wondering if these issues require an immediate  upgrade?

- CVE-2021-31854: Remote code injection vulnerability in McAfee Agent
- CVE-2022-0166: Privilege escalation vulnerability in McAfee Agent

Additional Notes:
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10378#Remediation
https://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/287178

CVE-2021-31854: Remote code injection vulnerability in McAfee Agent
Attack Vector is Local
Attack Complexity is Low
Privileges Required is High
User Interaction- Required

CVE-2022-0166: Privilege escalation vulnerability in McAfee Agent
Attack Vector is Local
Attack Complexity is Low
Privileges Required is Low
User Interaction- None

Thank you kindly.

[Pravas]

Hi @Glenn_Bolton ,

Since your query is related to McAfee Agent. I shall have this moved to the appropriate thread.

Thanks

[aguevara · Accepted solution]

From us we suggest the upgrade of the Agent to 5.7.5 to close those vulnerabilities 

Regards

Alejandro

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