PT-2021-15576 · Mcafee · Mcafee Total Protection

Published 2021-05-12 · Updated 2022-05-03 · CVE-2021-23872

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: McAfee Total Protection versions prior to 16.0.32

Description: The issue allows a local user to gain elevated privileges by manipulating a symbolic link in the IOCTL interface. This is related to the File Lock component.

Recommendations: For versions prior to 16.0.32, update to version 16.0.32 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the IOCTL interface until a patch is available.

Fix

Link Following

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-59

Related Identifiers

CVE-2021-23872

Affected Products

Mcafee Total Protection

References · 6

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-23872 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-23872 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cvenotify/29611 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/14737 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/14293 · Telegram Post
• http://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspx?&id=TS103146 · Note