CVEs / CVE-2021-23874
CVE-2021-23874: McAfee Total Protection (MTP) Improper Privilege Management Vulnerability
- Known exploited in the CISA KEV catalog since 3 Nov 2021
- high 7.8 CVSS 3.1 (NVD)
- EPSS 1.02% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 63% of CVEs (30 Oct 2026)
- Last changed at its sources
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Summary
McAfee Total Protection (MTP) contains an improper privilege management vulnerability that allows a local user to gain elevated privileges and execute code, bypassing MTP self-defense.
Description
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.
Affected and fixed versions
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| McAfee,LLC McAfee Total Protection (MTP) | from unspecified, before 16.0.30 | 16.0.30 |
Exploitation
| In CISA KEV since | 3 Nov 2021 |
|---|---|
| Due date for US federal agencies | 17 Nov 2021 |
| Used in ransomware campaigns | Unknown |
| Required action | Apply updates per vendor instructions. |
Severity
| CVSS 3.1 | 7.8 highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HScored by NVD |
|---|---|
| Weakness | CWE-269, CWE-732 |
References
- CVE-2021-23874 on NVD
- CVE-2021-23874 in the CISA KEV catalog
- http://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspx?&id=TS103114 Broken Link
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-23874 US Government Resource
Sources
Exploitation status from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. EPSS scores from FIRST. Descriptions, severity and references from the National Vulnerability Database. Open-source package versions from OSV (CC-BY 4.0). Text is shown as each source states it; Stackurity does not edit it. Check the vendor's advisory before acting.
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