CVE-2021-23872

HIGH 7.8CVE-2021-23872 · Published 12/05/2021 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2021-23872 is a HIGH (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability affecting total protection (mcafee).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 0.43%, higher than 36.9% of all vulnerabilities.
Fix: update to 16.0.32 or later.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
total protection mcafee	`< 16.0.32`	`16.0.32`

Description

Privilege Escalation vulnerability in the File Lock component of McAfee Total Protection (MTP) prior to 16.0.32 allows a local user to gain elevated privileges by manipulating a symbolic link in the IOCTL interface.

References

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Package

Affected versions

Patched versions

total protection

mcafee

< 16.0.32

16.0.32

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