CVE-2021-23876 is a local privilege escalation vulnerability affecting McAfee Total Protection (MTP) versions prior to 16.0.30. It allows a local attacker to bypass Remote Procedure Call mechanisms, gaining SYSTEM-level privileges. This high-severity flaw (CVSS 7.8) enables arbitrary file modification, potentially leading to denial of service through carefully crafted malware. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 16.0.30CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:total_protection:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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