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CVE-2021-23874 · netVigilance record NV21-0215

McAfee Total Protection (MTP) Improper Privilege Management

past due

What to do

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

CISA deadline 2021-11-17 · passed 4 years 9 months ago · applies to US federal civilian agencies; used elsewhere as a reference SLA

What happened

McAfee Total Protection (MTP) contains an improper privilege management vulnerability that allows a local user to gain elevated privileges and execute code, bypassing MTP self-defense.

Who is affected

McAfee McAfee Total Protection (MTP). Affected version ranges are listed in the vendor advisory and the NVD entry linked under Sources.

Weakness class: CWE-284.

Timeline

  1. Added to CISA KEVExploitation in the wild confirmed by CISA
  2. CISA remediation deadlinepassed 4 years 9 months ago

Sources