Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee Total Protection (MTP)
CVE-2021-23872

7.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Mcafee,llc

Status
Mcafee Total Protection (mtp)
Vendor
CVE Published:
12 May 2021

What is CVE-2021-23872?

Privilege Escalation vulnerability in the File Lock component of McAfee Total Protection (MTP) prior to 16.0.32 allows a local user to gain elevated privileges by manipulating a symbolic link in the IOCTL interface.

Affected Version(s)

McAfee Total Protection (MTP) < 16.0.32

References

http://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspx?&id=TS103146
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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