VDB-169670 · CVE-2021-23873 · GCVE-0-2021-23873

McAfee Total Protection prior 16.0.30 privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in McAfee Total Protection and classified as critical. The affected element is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2021-23873. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in McAfee Total Protection. Affected by this issue is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was published 02/10/2021. The advisory is available at zerodayinitiative.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2021-23873. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading to version 16.0.30 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

Vendor

McAfee

Name

Total Protection

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.mcafee.com/

CPE 2.3info

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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.8

VulDB Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Temp Score: 7.5
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 6.1
NVD Vector: 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: Total Protection 16.0.30

Timelineinfo

01/12/2021 🔍
02/10/2021 +29 days 🔍
02/10/2021 +0 days 🔍
02/27/2021 +17 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mcafee.com

Advisory: zerodayinitiative.com
Status: Confirmed
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2021-23873 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-23873
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-169670

Entryinfo

Created: 02/10/2021 21:17
Updated: 02/27/2021 14:33
Changes: 02/10/2021 21:17 (37), 02/27/2021 14:28 (5), 02/27/2021 14:33 (19)
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