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CVE-2021-23873

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Severity Score
EPSS Score0.0420%
EPSS Percentile37.68th
PublishedFeb 10, 2021
Last ModifiedNov 21, 2024

Vulnerability Description

Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee Total Protection (MTP) prior to 16.0.30 allows a local user to gain elevated privileges and perform arbitrary file deletion as the SYSTEM user potentially causing Denial of Service via manipulating Junction link, after enumerating certain files, at a specific time.

Affected Platforms (CPE)

📦
Mcafee

Total Protection

< 16.0.30

References & Advisories

🔗 http://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspx?&id=TS103114
🔗 https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-175/
🔗 http://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspx?&id=TS103114
🔗 https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-175/

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