CVE-2021-23872

Privilege Escalation vulnerability in the File Lock component of McAfee Total Protection (MTP) prior to 16.0.32 allows a local user to gain elevated privileges by manipulating a symbolic link in the IOCTL interface.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 4.6 MEDIUM

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

4.6^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspx?&id=TS103146

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:total_protection:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

26 Apr 2022, 16:04

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CWE	~~CWE-269~~

20 May 2021, 14:41

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CWE		CWE-59
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:total_protection::::::::
References	~~(CONFIRM) http://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspx?&id=TS103146 -~~	(CONFIRM) http://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspx?&id=TS103146 - Vendor Advisory
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : 4.6 v3 : 7.8

Information

Published : 2021-05-12 09:15

Updated : 2024-02-04 21:47

NVD link : CVE-2021-23872

Mitre link : CVE-2021-23872

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-23872

JSON object : View

Products Affected

mcafee

total_protection

CWE

CWE-59

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

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