Actively exploited in the wild
McAfee Total Protection (MTP) Improper Privilege Management Vulnerability
McAfee - McAfee Total Protection (MTP) · Listed in the CISA KEV since 2021-11-03. This indicates confirmed attacks in production environments.
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CVE-2021-23874
HighCVSS 8.2KEVSummary
McAfee Total Protection (MTP) prior to 16.0.30 contains an arbitrary process execution vulnerability. A local user can gain elevated privileges and execute arbitrary code by bypassing MTP self-defense.
Risk Assessment
A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute malicious code, potentially leading to full system compromise.
Recommendation
Update McAfee Total Protection to version 16.0.30 or later. Restrict local access to trusted users.
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Original NVD description (English source)
Arbitrary Process Execution vulnerability in McAfee Total Protection (MTP) prior to 16.0.30 allows a local user to gain elevated privileges and execute arbitrary code bypassing MTP self-defense.