High severity · published Feb 10, 2021
CVE-2021-23874
McAfee Total Protection (MTP) privilege escalation vulnerability
In wildKEV
7.8
CVSS
1%
EPSS
Yes
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.0% · higher than 63% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildYes
CISA KEVListed Nov 3, 2021
Federal remediation dueNov 17, 2021
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
MT
McAfee Total Protection (MTP) · McAfee,LLC
before 16.0.30 · source: vendor, KEV
TP
Total Protection · Mcafee
before 16.0.30 · source: NVD