CVE-2021-23872 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

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.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Mcafee	Total Protection

Configuration 1 [-]

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

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References

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

History

Tue, 24 Feb 2026 15:45:00 +0000

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

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: trellix

Published: 2021-05-12T09:00:23.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-03T19:14:09.378Z

Reserved: 2021-01-12T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-23872

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-05-12T09:15:07.357

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:51:58.747

Link: CVE-2021-23872

Redhat

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