CVE-2021-23874

Summary

CVECVE-2021-23874
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2021-02-10 11:15:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 03:30:00 UTC
DescriptionArbitrary 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.

Risk And Classification

EPSS: 0.008510000 probability, percentile 0.748480000 (date 2026-04-01)

CISA KEV: Listed on 2021-11-03; due 2021-11-17; ransomware use Unknown

Problem Types: CWE-732

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

VendorMcAfee
ProductMcAfee Total Protection (MTP)
NameMcAfee Total Protection (MTP) Improper Privilege Management Vulnerability
Required ActionApply updates per vendor instructions.
Noteshttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-23874

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Mcafee Total Protection All All All All
Application Mcafee Total Protection All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspx CONFIRM service.mcafee.com Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog CISA www.cisa.gov kev

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 376452 McAfee Arbitrary Process Execution Vulnerability (TS103114)
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