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CVE-2021-23874

McAfee Total Protection (MTP) Improper Privilege Management Vulnerability

Severity Score

7.8
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

Yes
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

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.

Una vulnerabilidad de ejecución arbitraria de procesos en McAfee Total Protection (MTP) versiones anteriores a 16.0.30, permite a un usuario local alcanzar privilegios elevados y ejecutar código arbitrario omitiendo la autodefensa de MTP

McAfee Total Protection (MTP) contains an improper privilege management vulnerability that allows a local user to gain elevated privileges and execute code, bypassing MTP self-defense.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2021-01-12 CVE Reserved
  • 2021-02-10 CVE Published
  • 2021-11-03 Exploited in Wild
  • 2021-11-17 KEV Due Date
  • 2023-11-08 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-03 CVE Updated
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management
  • CWE-732: Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
CAPEC
References (1)
URL Tag Source
http://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspx?&id=TS103114 X_refsource_confirm
URL Date SRC
URL Date SRC
URL Date SRC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Mcafee
Search vendor "Mcafee"
 Total Protection
Search vendor "Mcafee" for product "Total Protection"
 < 16.0.30
Search vendor "Mcafee" for product "Total Protection" and version " < 16.0.30"
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Affected