CVE-2021-23873 is a vulnerability in McAfee Total Protection
Published on February 10, 2021
McAfee Total Protection (MTP) privilege escalation vulnerability
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.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2021-23873 can be exploited with local system access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is consided to have a high level of attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.
Weakness Type
What is an insecure temporary file Vulnerability?
The software attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource.
CVE-2021-23873 has been classified to as an insecure temporary file vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2021-23873
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Affected Versions
McAfee,LLC McAfee Total Protection (MTP):- Version unspecified and below 16.0.30 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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