CVE-2021-23873
McAfee Total Protection Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Feb. 10, 2021, 11:15 a.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 7, 2023, 3:30 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
6.0
Exploitability Score :
1.1
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-2021-23873.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspx?&id=TS103114 | |
| https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-175/ |
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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2021-23873 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.
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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=TS103114 [No types assigned] Added Reference Trellix https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-175/ [No types assigned] Removed Reference McAfee (DEFUNCT) http://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspx?&id=TS103114 Removed Reference McAfee (DEFUNCT) https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-175/ 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 Added CWE McAfee CWE-59 Removed CWE Reason CWE-269 / Initial Weakness -
Reanalysis by [email protected]
Apr. 26, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CWE NIST CWE-59 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Feb. 16, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H Changed Reference Type http://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspx?&id=TS103114 No Types Assigned http://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspx?&id=TS103114 Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-175/ No Types Assigned https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-175/ Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:total_protection:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 16.0.30 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 10, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-175/ [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-23873 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2021-23873
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.06 }} 0.01%
score
0.22039
percentile