CVE-2021-23877

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.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
6.7 MEDIUM
LOCAL
LOW
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
trellixCNA
6.7 MEDIUM
LOCAL
LOW
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVEADP
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Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 5%
VendorProductVersion
mcafeetotal_protection
𝑥
< 16.0.34
𝑥
= Vulnerable software versions
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
https://service.mcafee.com/webcenter/portal/cp/home/articleview?articleId=TS103215
https://service.mcafee.com/webcenter/portal/cp/home/articleview?articleId=TS103215