Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee Total Protection (MTP) prior to 16.0.30 allows a local user to gain elevated privileges and perform arbitrary file deletion as the SYSTEM user potentially causing Denial of Service via manipulating Junction link, after enumerating certain files, at a specific time.
References
Link | Resource |
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http://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspx?&id=TS103114 | Vendor Advisory |
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-175/ | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
Configurations
Information
Published : 2021-02-10 03:15
Updated : 2022-05-03 06:05
NVD link : CVE-2021-23873
Mitre link : CVE-2021-23873
JSON object : View
CWE
CWE-59
Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
Products Affected
mcafee
- total_protection