Vulnerability record

CVE-2021-23874

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What it is

Reported

McAfee Total Protection (MTP) contains an improper privilege management vulnerability that allows a local user to gain elevated privileges and execute code, bypassing MTP self-defense. Source description excerpt; complete tracked detail loads below.

NVD published: Feb 10, 2021 · Source record updated: Aug 8, 2026 · Tracker snapshot: Aug 8, 2026

What is affected

Reported

McAfee — McAfee Total Protection (MTP). Product-level identification only; no affected-version conclusion is available from this field.

NVD published: Feb 10, 2021 · Source record updated: Aug 8, 2026 · Tracker snapshot: Aug 8, 2026

Urgency and basis

Reported

Act · 456.5

Tracker decision tier from the evidence detailed below · Source record updated: Aug 8, 2026 · Tracker snapshot: Aug 8, 2026

Exploitation evidence

Reported

kev-listed · CISA KEV · VulnCheck KEV · ENISA exploited-vulnerability catalog

Active since: Nov 3, 2021 · CISA KEV added: Nov 3, 2021 · VulnCheck KEV added: Nov 3, 2021 · ENISA added: Nov 3, 2021 · Source record updated: Aug 8, 2026 · Tracker snapshot: Aug 8, 2026

What to do

Reported

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Tracked source remediation field · Source record updated: Aug 8, 2026 · Tracker snapshot: Aug 8, 2026

Evidence detail

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