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CVE-2021-23874

HIGH
Published 2021-02-10T10:25:24.000Z
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CVSS Score

V3.1
8.2
/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Base Score Metrics
Exploitability: N/A Impact: N/A

EPSS Score

v2025.03.14
0.008
probability
of exploitation in the wild

There is a 0.8% chance that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.

Updated: 2025-06-25
Exploit Probability
Percentile: 0.735
Higher than 73.5% of all CVEs

Attack Vector Metrics

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED

Impact Metrics

Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH

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.

Available Exploits

No exploits available for this CVE.

Related News

No news articles found for this CVE.

Affected Products

McAfee,LLC

McAfee Total Protection (MTP)

Affected Versions:

unspecified

Known Exploited Vulnerability

This vulnerability is actively being exploited in the wild

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Remediation Status

Overdue

Due Date

November 17, 2021

Added to KEV

November 3, 2021

Required Action

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Affected Product

Vendor/Project: McAfee
Product: McAfee Total Protection (MTP)

Ransomware Risk

Known Ransomware Use
KEV Catalog Version: 2025.01.24 Released: January 24, 2025

GitHub Security Advisories

Community-driven vulnerability intelligence from GitHub

⚠ Unreviewed HIGH

GHSA-jx9f-q7vh-wf4p

Advisory Details

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.

CVSS Scoring

CVSS Score

7.5

CVSS Vector

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

References

ADVISORY https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-23874
WEB http://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspx?&id=TS103114

Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: May 24, 2022, Modified: June 30, 2023

References

http://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspx?&id=TS103114
Published: 2021-02-10T10:25:24.000Z
Last Modified: 2025-02-04T21:25:12.006Z
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