Vulnerability Intelligence Report
McAfee Total Protection (MTP) Bypass Remote Procedure call vulnerability
CVE-2021-23876
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.
No Active Exploit Signals
CVSS Base Score
7.8
HIGH
Exploitability:1.2
Impact Score:6.1
EPSS Probability:0.43%
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Attack Surface
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Authentication
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Weaponization
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SSVC Action
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Weaknesses (CWE)
CWE-269 ↗CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management
Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| McAfee,LLC | McAfee Total Protection (MTP) | unspecified < 16.0.30 (affected) |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
EPSS Score
0.430%
GitHub Advisory
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | Trellix · Vendor · USA |
| Reserved | 2021-01-12T00:00:00 |
| Published | 2021-02-10T10:25:15 |
| Last Updated | 2024-08-03T19:14:09 |
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