CVE-2021-23872

Privilege Escalation vulnerability in the File Lock component of McAfee Total Protection (MTP) prior to 16.0.32 allows a local user to gain elevated privileges by manipulating a symbolic link in the IOCTL interface.
Link Following
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
7.8 HIGH
LOCAL
HIGH
LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
trellixCNA
7.8 HIGH
LOCAL
HIGH
LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVEADP
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Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 12%
VendorProductVersion
mcafeetotal_protection
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< 16.0.32
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= Vulnerable software versions
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
http://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspx?&id=TS103146
http://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspx?&id=TS103146