CVE-2021-23874
McAfee Total Protection (MTP) Improper Privilege M - [Actively Exploited]
Description
Arbitrary Process Execution vulnerability in McAfee Total Protection (MTP) prior to 16.0.30 allows a local user to gain elevated privileges and execute arbitrary code bypassing MTP self-defense.
INFO
Published Date :
Feb. 10, 2021, 11:15 a.m.
Last Modified :
July 25, 2024, 5:53 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
6.0
Exploitability Score :
1.5
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)
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McAfee Total Protection (MTP) contains an improper privilege management vulnerability that allows a local user to gain elevated privileges and execute code, bypassing MTP self-defense.
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Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2021-23874 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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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-2021-23874.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspx?&id=TS103114 | Broken Link |
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2021-23874 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2021-23874 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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Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Jul. 25, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type http://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspx?&id=TS103114 No Types Assigned http://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspx?&id=TS103114 Broken Link -
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] Removed Reference McAfee (DEFUNCT) http://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspx?&id=TS103114 Added CWE Trellix CWE-269 Removed CWE McAfee (DEFUNCT) CWE-269 Removed CVSS V3.1 McAfee (DEFUNCT) AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Added CVSS V3.1 Trellix AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H -
Reanalysis by [email protected]
Jun. 30, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CWE NIST CWE-732 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Feb. 11, 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=TS103114 No Types Assigned http://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspx?&id=TS103114 Vendor Advisory Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:total_protection:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 16.0.30
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-23874 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-2021-23874
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.11 }} 0.00%
score
0.44729
percentile