McAfee Total Protection <16.0.50 PrivEsc via Improper Link Resolution
CVE-2023-24577 Published on March 13, 2023
McAfee Total Protection prior to 16.0.50 allows attackers to elevate user privileges due to Improper Link Resolution via registry keys. This could enable a user with lower privileges to execute unauthorized tasks.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2023-24577 can be exploited with local system access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality, a high impact on integrity, and no impact on availability.
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-2023-24577 has been classified to as an insecure temporary file vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2023-24577
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Exploit Probability
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