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CVE-2021-23874

McAfee Total Protection (MTP) Improper Privilege Management Vulnerability

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.

HIGH · CVSS 8.2 ⚠ CISA KEV EPSS 0.00731
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  • Listed on CISA KEV (known exploited in the wild)
  • SSVC exploitation status: active
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Required Remediation

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

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Weakness Classification

CWE-269Improper Privilege Management
CWE-732Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
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Affected Products & Versions

1
mcafee total protection< 16.0.30
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Scoring & Timeline

8.2
HIGH · CVSS v3.1 · trellixpsirt@trellix.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD10 Feb 2021 · 11:15 AM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Exploitation
active
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
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Vendor Advisories

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cisaKEV-CVE-2021-23874
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References & Sources

2
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspx?&id=TS103114Broken Link
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-23874US Government Resource
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