# CVE-2023-24579: Security feature bypass in n/a

> Attackers can trick victims into uninstalling McAfee Total Protection via command prompt, bypassing security protections.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 13 Mar 2023
- **Updated:** 3 Mar 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7m4j-wfjv-chxw

## What is CVE-2023-24579?

CVE-2023-24579 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Mar 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

McAfee Total Protection prior to 16.0.51 allows attackers to trick a victim into uninstalling the application via the command prompt.

Weakness: CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-24579?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Mcafee Total Protection.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-24579?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-24579 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-24579 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-24579 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2021-23874](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-23874/): McAfee Total Protection (MTP) Improper Privilege Management (high 8.2, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2022-43751](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-43751/): Path traversal in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2021-23872](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-23872/): Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee Total Protection (MTP) (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2021-23891](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-23891/): Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee Total Protection (MTP) (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2021-23873](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-23873/): McAfee Total Protection (MTP) privilege escalation vulnerability (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-24579 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-24579 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Mar 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-24579 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-24579/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-24579/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-24579
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-24579
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-24579

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-24579/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.