CVE-2021-23876

McAfee Total Protection (MTP) Bypass Remote Procedure call vulnerability

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: February 10, 2021 at 10:25 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

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.

Affected

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

v < 16.0.30
Affected range stops below 16.0.30, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (1)

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-269NVD-CWE-noinfo

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