CVE-2021-23874

8.2 HIGH CISA KEV - Actively Exploited

Published: February 10, 2021 Modified: November 03, 2025

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.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

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

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspx?&id=TS103114

Source: trellixpsirt@trellix.com

Broken Link

http://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspx?&id=TS103114

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Broken Link

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-23874

Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

US Government Resource

3 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score

8.2 / 10.0

EPSS (Exploit Probability)

0.8%

73th percentile

Exploitation Status

Actively Exploited

Remediation due: 2021-11-17

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-269 CWE-732

Affected Vendors

mcafee

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