CVE-2021-23874
McAfee Total Protection (MTP) Improper Privilege Management Vulnerability
This vulnerability is in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: attackers are using it. If you run McAfee Total Protection (MTP), fix it now.
CISA required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
US federal civilian agencies must remediate by Nov 17, 2021.
Patch status
No official fix confirmed yet
Until a fix ships, follow the vendor's mitigations and CISA's required action, limit exposure of affected systems, and watch this record for a patch.
Description
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.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database. Official vulnerability data, reproduced as published.
Affected products
| Product | Vendor | Source |
|---|---|---|
| McAfee Total Protection (MTP) | McAfee | KEV |
Sources: KEV = CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Version details have not been published yet.
Intelligence timeline
Developments from the last 30 days, newest first.
- CVSS scoredUpdateKEV
CVE-2021-23874 scored CVSS 7.8: McAfee McAfee Total Protection (MTP), McAfee Total Protection (MTP) Improper Privilege Management Vulnerability
CISA lists this as exploited in the wild. Unpatched McAfee Total Protection (MTP) systems are exposed to active attacks now.
Basis: NIST National Vulnerability Database
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