CVE-2021-23874 McAfee Total Protection (MTP) Improper Privilege Management
A local attacker can bypass self-defense mechanisms to gain elevated privileges and execute arbitrary code on systems running McAfee Total Protection.
- Exploited in the wild
- Since 3 Nov 2021
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-23874?
CVE-2021-23874 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, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official 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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-23874?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mcafee Total Protection.
How do I fix CVE-2021-23874?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-23874 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available. US federal agencies must fix it by 17 Nov 2021.
Is CVE-2021-23874 being exploited?
Yes. Attackers have exploited CVE-2021-23874 in the wild since at least 3 Nov 2021.
Other vulnerabilities in McAfee,LLC McAfee Total Protection (MTP)
- 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)
- CVE-2021-23873 McAfee Total Protection (MTP) privilege escalation vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jx9f-q7vh-wf4p.