Vulnerability Intelligence Report
Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee Total Protection (MTP)
CVE-2021-23891
Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee Total Protection (MTP) prior to 16.0.32 allows a local user to gain elevated privileges by impersonating a client token which could lead to the bypassing of MTP self-defense.
No Active Exploit Signals
CVSS Base Score
7.8
HIGH
Exploitability:1.2
Impact Score:6.1
EPSS Probability:0.34%
Executive Threat Verdict
Evaluating...
Evaluating Threat Landscape...
Assessing known weaponization, exploitation telemetry, and federal advisories.
Attack Surface
—
Authentication
—
Weaponization
—
SSVC Action
—
Weaknesses (CWE)
CWE-269 ↗CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management
Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| McAfee,LLC | McAfee Total Protection (MTP) | unspecified < 16.0.32 (affected) |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
EPSS Score
0.342%
GitHub Advisory
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | Trellix · Vendor · USA |
| Reserved | 2021-01-12T00:00:00 |
| Published | 2021-05-12T09:00:15 |
| Last Updated | 2024-08-03T19:14:09 |
Community Chatter & Buzz