VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2021-23872
CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability0.43%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2021-05-12
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Description
Privilege Escalation vulnerability in the File Lock component of McAfee Total Protection (MTP) prior to 16.0.32 allows a local user to gain elevated privileges by manipulating a symbolic link in the IOCTL interface.
Weakness classification
- trellixpsirt@trellix.com: CWE-59
- nvd@nist.gov: CWE-59