CVE-2021-23891

Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee Total Protection (MTP)

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Published May 12, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 7.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee Total Protection (MTP) prior to 16.0.32 allows a local user to gain elevated privileges by impersonating a client token which could lead to the bypassing of MTP self-defense.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

McAfee,LLC

McAfee Total Protection (MTP)

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	< 16.0.32

Configuration 1 [-]

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

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-10817	Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee Total Protection (MTP) prior to 16.0.32 allows a local user to gain elevated privileges by impersonating a client token which could lead to the bypassing of MTP self-defense.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.342% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

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

History

Feb 24, 2026 3:45 PM Title updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Title	Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee Total Protection (MTP)	Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee Total Protection (MTP)

Subscriptions

Mcafee Total Protection

Weaknesses

CWE-269

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 7:14 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: trellix
Published: May 12, 2021, 9:00 AM
Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 7:14 PM
Reserved: Jan 12, 2021, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 3:38 AM

Status: Modified
Published: May 12, 2021, 9:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:38 AM

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