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CVE-2021-23872

Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee Total Protection (MTP)

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: May 12, 2021 at 09:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:38 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorTotal Protection

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Total Protection· McAfee
95%
v < 16.0.32
Affected range stops below 16.0.32, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (1)

x_refsource_CONFIRM
Source: [email protected]
http://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspx?&id=TS103146

CVSS

7.8HIGHtrellix
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-59

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