Actively exploited · Published Feb 10, 2021 · Assigned by trellix

CVE-2021-23874McAfee Total Protection (MTP) privilege escalation vulnerability

High 8.2 Exploited

In plain English

A high-severity privilege mismanagement in McAfee Total Protection (MTP) from McAfee,LLC. Attackers are actively exploiting it in the wild (listed by CISA on November 3, 2021). The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.1% (higher than 65% of all known vulnerabilities). Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.2High

Exploit odds (30 days)1.1%top 35.0% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildYesCISA KEV since Nov 3, 2021

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

CISA guidance

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Federal agencies must remediate by Nov 17, 2021.

Official 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.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
McAfee,LLC	McAfee Total Protection (MTP)	unspecified – before 16.0.30

Weakness: CWE-269 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

http://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspx?&id=TS103114 x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-23874 government-resource