McAfee Total Protection (MTP) privilege escalation vulnerability
CVE-2021-23873

7.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Mcafee,llc

Status
Mcafee Total Protection (mtp)
Vendor
CVE Published:
10 February 2021

What is CVE-2021-23873?

Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee Total Protection (MTP) prior to 16.0.30 allows a local user to gain elevated privileges and perform arbitrary file deletion as the SYSTEM user potentially causing Denial of Service via manipulating Junction link, after enumerating certain files, at a specific time.

Affected Version(s)

McAfee Total Protection (MTP) Windows < 16.0.30

References

http://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspx?&id=TS103114
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https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-175/
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CVSS V3.1

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

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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