# 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.

- Page: https://www.vulneraibility.com/cve/CVE-2021-23874
- CVSS: 8.2
- Known exploited: yes, in CISA KEV since 2021-11-03; CISA due date 2021-11-17
- EPSS: 1.07% (percentile 65.3)
- CISA SSVC: exploitation active, automatable no, technical impact total (assessed 2025-02-04)
- Weakness: CWE-269
- Published: 2021-02-10

## Affected versions

- McAfee,LLC McAfee Total Protection (MTP): affected < 16.0.30

A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected.

## References

- [other] http://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspx?&id=TS103114
- [other] https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-23874

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