CVE-2021-23873
McAfee Total Protection (MTP) privilege escalation vulnerability
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 7.8 High
- Published
- Feb 10, 2021
- Updated
- Aug 3, 2024
- Reserved
- Jan 12, 2021
Description
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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 7.8 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H | trellix |
Weaknesses
- CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
McAfee Total Protection (MTP)McAfee,LLC |
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References
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