Vulnerability · Published Feb 10, 2021 · Assigned by trellix
CVE-2021-23876McAfee Total Protection (MTP) Bypass Remote Procedure call vulnerability
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity privilege mismanagement in McAfee Total Protection (MTP) from McAfee,LLC. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 38% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 62.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Bypass Remote Procedure call in McAfee Total Protection (MTP) prior to 16.0.30 allows a local user to gain elevated privileges and perform arbitrary file modification as the SYSTEM user potentially causing Denial of Service via executing carefully constructed malware.
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:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- http://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspx?&id=TS103114 x_refsource_CONFIRM