CVE-2021-23874: McAfee Total Protection (MTP) privilege escalation vulnerability
High · CVSS 8.2 (CVSS 3.1)KEV known exploitedEPSS 1.0%, 63th percentilePublished Updated Assigner: trellix
In CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: McAfee Total Protection (MTP) Improper Privilege Management Vulnerability.
Added , federal remediation due . Known ransomware use: Unknown.
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Description
Arbitrary Process Execution vulnerability in McAfee Total Protection (MTP) prior to 16.0.30 allows a local user to gain elevated privileges and execute arbitrary code bypassing MTP self-defense.
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H · CWE-269
Status incidents that name it
No tracked status incident names this CVE.
Affected vendors and products
McAfee,LLC: McAfee Total Protection (MTP)
References
- CVE record on cve.org (opens in new tab)
- NVD entry (opens in new tab)
- service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspx (opens in new tab)
- CVE records from the CVE Program (cve.org). CVE® is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation. (opens in new tab)
- This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. (opens in new tab)
- Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog from CISA. (opens in new tab)
- EPSS scores from FIRST (Exploit Prediction Scoring System). (opens in new tab)