Privilege escalation in Mcafee Total Protection
CVE-2021-23876
Bypass Remote Procedure call in McAfee Total Protection (MTP) prior to 16.0.30 allows a local user to gain elevated privileges and perform arbitrary file modification as the SYSTEM user potentially causing Denial of Service via executing carefully constructed malware.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (34.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 35th percentile — 34.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Mcafee Total Protection
- Mcafee,llc Mcafee Total Protection (Mtp) — versions unspecified
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspx (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-23876?
- CVE-2021-23876 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mcafee Total Protection, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-02-10.
- How severe is CVE-2021-23876?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.