CVE-2021-23874

HIGH8.2

CISA KEV

Published 2021-02-10 · Updated 2026-06-17 · Source trellixpsirt@trellix.com

Summary

CVE-2021-23874 is a high-severity (CVSS 8.2) vulnerability in McAfee McAfee Total Protection (MTP). CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on November 3, 2021, which means exploitation in the wild has been confirmed; US federal agencies had to remediate it by November 17, 2021. CISA does not currently list it as used in ransomware campaigns.

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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.

CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE-269CWE-732

CISA Known-Exploited Vulnerability

Product: McAfee — McAfee Total Protection (MTP)

Name: McAfee Total Protection (MTP) Improper Privilege Management Vulnerability

Date added: 2021-11-03 · Due: 2021-11-17

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

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