CVE-2021-23873
3.6 Low
CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
7.8 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
6.3 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.001 Low
EPSS
Percentile
23.9%
Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee Total Protection (MTP) prior to 16.0.30 allows a local user to gain elevated privileges and perform arbitrary file deletion as the SYSTEM user potentially causing Denial of Service via manipulating Junction link, after enumerating certain files, at a specific time.
Affected configurations
| CPE | Name | Operator | Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| mcafee:total_protection | mcafee total protection | lt | 16.0.30 |
CNA Affected
[
{
"platforms": [
"Windows"
],
"product": "McAfee Total Protection (MTP)",
"vendor": "McAfee,LLC",
"versions": [
{
"lessThan": "16.0.30",
"status": "affected",
"version": "unspecified",
"versionType": "custom"
}
]
}
]Related
3.6 Low
CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
7.8 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
6.3 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.001 Low
EPSS
Percentile
23.9%