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
EPSS: 0.004 (35.2th 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, 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.