CVE-2021-23874 is a vulnerability in McAfee Total Protection
Published on February 10, 2021
McAfee Total Protection (MTP) privilege escalation 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.
Known Exploited Vulnerability
This McAfee Total Protection MTP Arbitrary Process Execution vulnerability is part of CISA's list of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities. 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.
The following remediation steps are recommended / required by November 17, 2021: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2021-23874 is exploitable with local system access, requires user interaction and a small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. This vulnerability is known to be actively exploited by threat actors. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.
Weakness Type
Improper Privilege Management
The software does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.
Products Associated with CVE-2021-23874
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Affected Versions
McAfee,LLC McAfee Total Protection (MTP):- Version unspecified and below 16.0.30 is affected.
Exploit Probability
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.