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HIGH SEVERITY
CVE-2021-23874 McAfee · McAfee Total Protection (MTP)

McAfee Total Protection (MTP) Improper Privilege Management Vulnerability

Technical Severity

CVSS v3.1 Metrics

HIGH
8.2 / 10
Minimal Risk Critical
Vector Specification
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitation Likelihood

EPSS Prediction

0.85 %
Predictive Probability
Percentile Rank
74.5 th

Documented as more likely to be exploited than 74.5% of known CVEs.

Detection Date

Nov 03, 2021

Remediation Due

Nov 17, 2021

CISA Catalog Active

Threat Analysis

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.

Remediation Directive

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

External Intelligence