PT-2021-15593 · Mcafee · Mcafee Total Protection

Published 2021-05-12 · Updated 2021-05-20 · CVE-2021-23891

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: A privilege escalation issue allows a local user to gain elevated privileges by impersonating a client token, potentially leading to the bypassing of self-defense mechanisms.

Recommendations: For versions prior to 16.0.32, update to version 16.0.32 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

Improper Privilege Management

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-269

Related Identifiers

CVE-2021-23891

Affected Products

Mcafee Total Protection

References · 3

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-23891 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-23891 · Security Note
• http://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspx?&id=TS103146 · Note