CVE-2021-23877
MEDIUMMcAfee Total Protection < 16.0.34 - Privilege Escalation via Trial Installer Temporary File Replacement
Title source: llmDescription
Privilege escalation vulnerability in the Windows trial installer of McAfee Total Protection (MTP) prior to 16.0.34_x may allow a local user to run arbitrary code as the admin user by replacing a specific temporary file created during the installation of the trial version of MTP.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Various Sources x_refsource_misc
https://service.mcafee.com/webcenter/portal/cp/home/articleview?articleId=TS103215
Scores
CVSS v3
6.7
EPSS
0.0003
EPSS Percentile
8.1%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-269
Status
published
Products (1)
mcafee/total_protection
< 16.0.34
Published
Oct 26, 2021
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026