Vulnerability in Mcafee Total Protection
CVE-2021-23873
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.
EPSS: 0.007 (47.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Mcafee Total_protection
- Mcafee,llc Mcafee Total Protection (Mtp) — versions unspecified
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- trellixpsirt@trellix.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- trellixpsirt@trellix.com (x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-23873?
- CVE-2021-23873 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mcafee Total Protection, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-02-10.
- How severe is CVE-2021-23873?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.