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
- Added to CISA KEVExploitation in the wild confirmed by CISA
- CISA remediation deadlinepassed 4 years 9 months ago
Sources
- NVD entry for CVE-2021-23874 nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-23874
- CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
- nvd.nist.gov nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-23874