Vulnerability Details : CVE-2021-23873
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.
Vulnerability category: Gain privilegeDenial of service
Products affected by CVE-2021-23873
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:total_protection:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-23873
0.11%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 26 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2021-23873
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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3.6
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LOW | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P |
3.9
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4.9
|
NIST | |
|
6.1
|
MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H |
1.8
|
4.2
|
NIST | |
|
7.8
|
HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
1.1
|
6.0
|
McAfee (DEFUNCT) |
CWE ids for CVE-2021-23873
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The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource.Assigned by:
- nvd@nist.gov (Secondary)
- psirt@mcafee.com (Primary)
References for CVE-2021-23873
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https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-175/
ZDI-21-175 | Zero Day InitiativeThird Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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http://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspx?&id=TS103114
McAfee KB - McAfee Security Bulletin - McAfee Total Protection fixes four vulnerabilities (CVE-2021-23873, CVE-2021-23874, CVE-2021-23875, CVE-2021-23876) (TS103114)Vendor Advisory
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