FKIE_CVE-2021-23874

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2021-02-10 11:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 03:38
Severity
8.2 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
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.
References
trellixpsirt@trellix.comhttp://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspx?&id=TS103114Broken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspx?&id=TS103114Broken Link
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-23874US Government Resource
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
mcafee total_protection *
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