CVE-2021-23874
HIGH KEVMcAfee Total Protection < 16.0.30 - Arbitrary Process Execution and Privilege Escalation via Self-Defense Bypass
Title source: llmExploitation Summary
CVE-2021-23874 is actively exploited and listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, added November 3, 2021.
Description
Arbitrary Process Execution vulnerability in McAfee Total Protection (MTP) prior to 16.0.30 allows a local user to gain elevated privileges and execute arbitrary code bypassing MTP self-defense.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Broken Link x_refsource_confirm
http://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspx?&id=TS103114
US Government Resource
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-23874
Scores
CVSS v3
8.2
EPSS
0.0073
EPSS Percentile
73.2%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
active
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CISA KEV
2021-11-03
VulnCheck KEV
2021-11-03
InTheWild.io
2021-11-03
ENISA EUVD
EUVD-2021-10800
CWE
CWE-269
CWE-732
Status
published
Products (1)
mcafee/total_protection
< 16.0.30
Published
Feb 10, 2021
KEV Added
Nov 03, 2021
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026