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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2021-23873

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…

MEDIUM 6.1EPSS 0.65%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.65%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

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.

CVSS 3.1
6.1 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
EPSS
0.65% probability · 49th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-59
Affected
mcafee/total protection
Source
trellixpsirt@trellix.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.