CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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6.0 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability classified as critical was found in McAfee Total Protection up to 16.0.31. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component File Lock. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
The weakness was released 05/12/2021. The advisory is shared at service.mcafee.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2021-23872. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.
Upgrading to version 16.0.32 eliminates this vulnerability.
Product
Vendor
Name
Version
- 16.0.0
- 16.0.1
- 16.0.2
- 16.0.3
- 16.0.4
- 16.0.5
- 16.0.6
- 16.0.7
- 16.0.8
- 16.0.9
- 16.0.10
- 16.0.11
- 16.0.12
- 16.0.13
- 16.0.14
- 16.0.15
- 16.0.16
- 16.0.17
- 16.0.18
- 16.0.19
- 16.0.20
- 16.0.21
- 16.0.22
- 16.0.23
- 16.0.24
- 16.0.25
- 16.0.26
- 16.0.27
- 16.0.28
- 16.0.29
- 16.0.30
- 16.0.31
License
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
VulDB CVSS-B Score: 🔍VulDB CVSS-BT Score: 🔍
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍
CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0
VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍
CVSSv2
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VulDB Base Score: 🔍
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍
Exploiting
Class: Privileges managementCWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
ATT&CK: T1068
Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined
EPSS Score: 🔍
EPSS Percentile: 🔍
Price Prediction: 🔍
Current Price Estimation: 🔍
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Threat Intelligence
Interest: 🔍Active Actors: 🔍
Active APT Groups: 🔍
Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔍
Upgrade: Total Protection 16.0.32
Timeline
01/12/2021 🔍05/12/2021 🔍
05/12/2021 🔍
05/15/2021 🔍
Sources
Vendor: mcafee.comAdvisory: service.mcafee.com
Status: Confirmed
Confirmation: 🔍
CVE: CVE-2021-23872 (🔍)
Entry
Created: 05/12/2021 14:53Updated: 05/15/2021 14:36
Changes: 05/12/2021 14:53 (38), 05/15/2021 14:35 (6), 05/15/2021 14:36 (1)
Complete: 🔍
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