CVE-2021-23874

HIGHCISA KEV

8.2

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.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score8.2

SeverityHIGH

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack VectorLOCAL

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredLOW

User InteractionREQUIRED

Published2/10/2021

Last Modified11/3/2025

Sourcekev

Honeypot Sightings0

CISA KEV

VendorMcAfee

ProductMcAfee Total Protection (MTP)

Vulnerability NameMcAfee Total Protection (MTP) Improper Privilege Management Vulnerability

KEV Date Added2021-11-03

Remediation Due Date2021-11-17

Ransomware UseUnknown

Affected Products

mcafee:total_protection

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-269CWE-732

References

http://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspx?&id=TS103114(trellixpsirt@trellix.com)

http://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspx?&id=TS103114(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-23874(134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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