VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2021-23873
CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability0.65%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2021-02-10
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 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.
Weakness classification
- trellixpsirt@trellix.com: CWE-59
- nvd@nist.gov: CWE-59