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CVE-2021-23877

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Published: Oct 26, 2021Modified: Jun 17, 2026

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7.8
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 5.9
Source: NVD

Description

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.

Affected (1)

Mcafee
1 product
Total Protection
Configuration A
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Total Protection
Before 16.0.34

Related CWEs

CWE-269
Improper Privilege Management
The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.

References (2)

Source: trellixpsirt@trellix.com
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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