McAfee Total Protection
By the Year
In 2021 there have been 3 vulnerabilities in McAfee Total Protection with an average score of 7.2 out of ten. Last year Total Protection had 6 security vulnerabilities published. If vulnerabilities keep coming in at the current rate, it appears that number of security vulnerabilities in Total Protection in 2021 could surpass last years number. Last year, the average CVE base score was greater by 0.50
| Year | Vulnerabilities | Average Score |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3 | 7.23 |
| 2020 | 6 | 7.73 |
| 2019 | 2 | 6.60 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0.00 |
It may take a day or so for new Total Protection vulnerabilities to show up. Additionally vulnerabilities may be tagged under a different product or component name.
Latest McAfee Total Protection Security Vulnerabilities
Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee Total Protection (MTP) prior to 16.0.30
CVE-2021-23873
6.1 - Medium
- February 10, 2021
Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee Total Protection (MTP) prior to 16.0.30 allows a local user to gain elevated privileges and perform arbitrary file deletion as the SYSTEM user potentially causing Denial of Service via manipulating Junction link, after enumerating certain files, at a specific time.
Improper Privilege Management
Arbitrary Process Execution vulnerability in McAfee Total Protection (MTP) prior to 16.0.30
CVE-2021-23874
7.8 - High
- February 10, 2021
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.
Improper Privilege Management
Bypass Remote Procedure call in McAfee Total Protection (MTP) prior to 16.0.30
CVE-2021-23876
7.8 - High
- February 10, 2021
Bypass Remote Procedure call in McAfee Total Protection (MTP) prior to 16.0.30 allows a local user to gain elevated privileges and perform arbitrary file modification as the SYSTEM user potentially causing Denial of Service via executing carefully constructed malware.
Improper Privilege Management
Privilege Escalation vulnerability in Microsoft Windows client McAfee Total Protection (MTP) prior to 16.0.29
CVE-2020-7335
7.8 - High
- December 01, 2020
Privilege Escalation vulnerability in Microsoft Windows client McAfee Total Protection (MTP) prior to 16.0.29 allows local users to gain elevated privileges via careful manipulation of a folder by creating a junction link. This exploits a lack of protection through a timing issue and is only exploitable in a small time window.
Improper Privilege Management
Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee Total Protection (MTP) trial prior to 4.0.176.1
CVE-2020-7330
8.8 - High
- October 14, 2020
Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee Total Protection (MTP) trial prior to 4.0.176.1 allows local users to schedule tasks which call malicious software to execute with elevated privileges via editing of environment variables
Improper Privilege Management
Unexpected behavior violation in McAfee Total Protection (MTP) prior to 16.0.R26
CVE-2020-7298
8.4 - High
- August 05, 2020
Unexpected behavior violation in McAfee Total Protection (MTP) prior to 16.0.R26 allows local users to turn off real time scanning via a specially crafted object making a specific function call.
Improper Input Validation
Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee Total Protection (MTP) prior to 16.0.R26
CVE-2020-7281
6.3 - Medium
- July 03, 2020
Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee Total Protection (MTP) prior to 16.0.R26 allows local users to delete files the user would otherwise not have access to via manipulating symbolic links to redirect a McAfee delete action to an unintended file. This is achieved through running a malicious script or program on the target machine.
Improper Privilege Management
Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee Total Protection (MTP) before 16.0.R26
CVE-2020-7282
6.3 - Medium
- July 03, 2020
Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee Total Protection (MTP) before 16.0.R26 allows local users to delete files the user would otherwise not have access to via manipulating symbolic links to redirect a McAfee delete action to an unintended file. This is achieved through running a malicious script or program on the target machine.
insecure temporary file
Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee Total Protection (MTP) before 16.0.R26
CVE-2020-7283
8.8 - High
- July 03, 2020
Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee Total Protection (MTP) before 16.0.R26 allows local users to create and edit files via symbolic link manipulation in a location they would otherwise not have access to. This is achieved through running a malicious script or program on the target machine.
Improper Privilege Management
A Privilege Escalation vulnerability in the Microsoft Windows client in McAfee Total Protection 16.0.R22 and earlier
CVE-2019-3648
6.7 - Medium
- November 13, 2019
A Privilege Escalation vulnerability in the Microsoft Windows client in McAfee Total Protection 16.0.R22 and earlier allows administrators to execute arbitrary code via carefully placing malicious files in specific locations protected by administrator permission.
Untrusted Path
DLL Search Order Hijacking vulnerability in Microsoft Windows client in McAfee Total Protection (MTP) Free Antivirus Trial 16.0.R18 and earlier
CVE-2019-3646
6.5 - Medium
- September 13, 2019
DLL Search Order Hijacking vulnerability in Microsoft Windows client in McAfee Total Protection (MTP) Free Antivirus Trial 16.0.R18 and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary code via execution from a compromised folder placed by an attacker with administrator rights.
Untrusted Path
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