What is CVE-2023-24577?

CVE-2023-24577 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mcafee Total Protection, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2023-03-13.

How severe is CVE-2023-24577?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Mcafee Total Protection

CVE-2023-24577

McAfee Total Protection prior to 16.0.50 allows attackers to elevate user privileges due to Improper Link Resolution via registry keys. This could enable a user with lower privileges to execute unauthorized tasks.

EPSS: 0.003 (20.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Mcafee Total_protection
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-59 — Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

References

cve@mitre.org (Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-24577?: CVE-2023-24577 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mcafee Total Protection, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2023-03-13.
How severe is CVE-2023-24577?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.