CVE-2023-24577
MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: March 13, 2023 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:39 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorTotal Protection
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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
SSVC
No known exploit
Description
McAfee Total Protection prior to 16.0.50 allows attackers to elevate user privileges due to Improper Link Resolution via registry keys. This could enable a user with lower privileges to execute unauthorized tasks.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 16.0.50
Affected range stops below 16.0.50, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (2)
SSVC — Action Prioritization
SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact
SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.
CVSS
5.5MEDIUMCISA-ADP
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- NONE
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-59
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