CVE-2021-23874

Arbitrary Process Execution vulnerability in McAfee Total Protection (MTP) prior to 16.0.30 allows a local user to gain elevated privileges and execute arbitrary code bypassing MTP self-defense.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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

History

03 Nov 2025, 18:58

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References () https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-23874 - () https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-23874 - US Government Resource

22 Oct 2025, 00:17

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References
  • () https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-23874 -

21 Oct 2025, 20:18

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References
  • {'url': 'https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-23874', 'source': '134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0'}

21 Oct 2025, 19:18

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References
  • () https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-23874 -

21 Nov 2024, 05:51

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References () http://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspx?&id=TS103114 - Broken Link () http://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspx?&id=TS103114 - Broken Link
CVSS v2 : 4.6
v3 : 7.8
v2 : 4.6
v3 : 8.2

25 Jul 2024, 17:53

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References () http://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspx?&id=TS103114 - () http://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspx?&id=TS103114 - Broken Link

30 Jun 2023, 17:49

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CWE CWE-269 CWE-732

Information

Published : 2021-02-10 11:15

Updated : 2025-11-03 18:58


NVD link : CVE-2021-23874

Mitre link : CVE-2021-23874

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-23874


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Products Affected

mcafee

  • total_protection
CWE
CWE-269

Improper Privilege Management

CWE-732

Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource