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CVE-2021-23874

CWE-269

High

77.3

RPS

Description

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.

Source: NVD

Signals

CVSS
8.2
High · v3.1
EPSS
1.02%
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (FIRST)
CISA KEV
In CISA KEV since Nov 2021
Fix commit
No known fix commit
Sources: MoreFixes, FreshFixes
Weakness
CWE-269
CWE-269, CWE-732
Published
10 Feb 2021
Last modified 3 Nov 2025

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Data as of 7 Oct 2026, 05:16 UK time

CVE-2021-23874 · RPS 77.3 · DevSecure Intelligence