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CVE-2021-23874: McAfee Total Protection (MTP) Improper Privilege Management Vulnerability
McAfee McAfee Total Protection (MTP) · in CISA KEV since 2021-11-03
2021-11-03added to KEV
2021-11-17federal remediation due date
1.03%EPSS exploit probability (30 days) 62.1th percentile
7.8 HIGHCVSS 3.1
Unknownknown ransomware use
266days from NVD publication to KEV
What it is
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.
Required action (CISA)
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
| CWE | CWE-284 |
|---|---|
| CVSS vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD published | 2021-02-10 (Analyzed) |
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