CVE-2021-23873 HIGH

CVE-2021-23873: McAfee Total Protection (MTP) privilege escalation vulnerability

Vendor Mcafee,Llc
Product McAfee Total Protection (MTP)
Weakness CWE-59
Published February 10, 2021
Last update August 3, 2024
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CVSS base score

7.8/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity High
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

February 10, 2021 CVE published
August 3, 2024 Record updated