7.8
HIGH
CVE-2021-23872
McAfee Total Protection Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

May 12, 2021, 9:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 3:30 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

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ID Vendor Product Action
1 Mcafee total_protection
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2021-23872.

URL Resource
http://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspx?&id=TS103146

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2021-23872 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-23872 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Source Update by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Source McAfee (DEFUNCT) Trellix
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Trellix http://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspx?&id=TS103146 [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference McAfee (DEFUNCT) http://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspx?&id=TS103146
    Added CWE Trellix CWE-59
    Removed CWE McAfee (DEFUNCT) CWE-59
    Removed CVSS V3.1 McAfee (DEFUNCT) AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 Trellix AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 03, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 27, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CWE McAfee CWE-269
    Removed CWE Reason CWE-269 / More specific CWE option available
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 26, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CWE NIST CWE-269
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 03, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 06, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE McAfee CWE-59
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 20, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspx?&id=TS103146 No Types Assigned http://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspx?&id=TS103146 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-59
    Added CWE NIST CWE-269
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:total_protection:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 16.0.32
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 12, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description 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 IOTL interface. 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.
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.05635

percentile

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