CVE-2021-23873 McAfee Total Protection (MTP) privilege escalation vulnerability
Local attackers can escalate privileges to SYSTEM and delete arbitrary files via junction link manipulation, causing denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-23873?
CVE-2021-23873 is a high-severity vulnerability in McAfee,LLC McAfee Total Protection (MTP), published on 10 Feb 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-59
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-23873?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mcafee Total Protection.
How do I fix CVE-2021-23873?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-23873 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-23873 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-23873 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in McAfee,LLC McAfee Total Protection (MTP)
- CVE-2021-23874 McAfee Total Protection (MTP) Improper Privilege Management
- CVE-2023-24579 Security feature bypass in n/a
- CVE-2022-43751 Path traversal in n/a
- CVE-2021-23872 Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee Total Protection (MTP)
- CVE-2021-23891 Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee Total Protection (MTP)
Sources
Also known as GHSA-99j6-pf9p-h77c.