CVE-2021-23874 - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Mcafee	Total Protection

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:total_protection:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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References

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

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: trellix

Published: 2021-02-10T10:25:24

Updated: 2024-08-03T19:14:09.385Z

Reserved: 2021-01-12T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2021-23874

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2021-02-10T11:15:12.943

Modified: 2024-07-25T17:53:02.490

Link: CVE-2021-23874

Redhat

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