Vulnerability Details : CVE-2021-23876
Bypass Remote Procedure call in McAfee Total Protection (MTP) prior to 16.0.30 allows a local user to gain elevated privileges and perform arbitrary file modification as the SYSTEM user potentially causing Denial of Service via executing carefully constructed malware.
Vulnerability category: Denial of service
Products affected by CVE-2021-23876
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:total_protection:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-23876
0.04%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 6 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2021-23876
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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7.2
|
HIGH | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
3.9
|
10.0
|
NIST | |
|
7.8
|
HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
1.8
|
5.9
|
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) | |
|
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
|
Trellix |
CWE ids for CVE-2021-23876
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The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.Assigned by:
- psirt@mcafee.com (Primary)
- trellixpsirt@trellix.com (Secondary)
References for CVE-2021-23876
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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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