CVE-2021-23876 McAfee Total Protection (MTP) Bypass Remote Procedure call vulnerability
A local user can bypass RPC restrictions to gain SYSTEM privileges and modify arbitrary files, potentially 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-2021-23876?
CVE-2021-23876 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
Bypass Remote Procedure call in McAfee Total Protection (MTP) prior to 16.0.30 allows a local user to gain elevated privileges and perform arbitrary file modification as the SYSTEM user potentially causing Denial of Service via executing carefully constructed malware.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-23876?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mcafee Total Protection.
How do I fix CVE-2021-23876?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-23876 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-23876 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-23876 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-cvgp-h469-9f24.