CVE-2023-24577

McAfee Total Protection prior to 16.0.50 allows attackers to elevate user privileges due to Improper Link Resolution via registry keys. This could enable a user with lower privileges to execute unauthorized tasks.

CVSS v3 5.5 MEDIUM

5.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://www.mcafee.com/en-us/consumer-corporate/mcafee-labs/product-security-bulletins.html	Vendor Advisory
https://www.mcafee.com/support/?articleId=TS103397&page=shell&shell=article-view	Vendor Advisory
https://www.mcafee.com/en-us/consumer-corporate/mcafee-labs/product-security-bulletins.html	Vendor Advisory
https://www.mcafee.com/support/?articleId=TS103397&page=shell&shell=article-view	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2023-03-13 13:15

Updated : 2025-03-03 20:15

NVD link : CVE-2023-24577

Mitre link : CVE-2023-24577

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-24577

JSON object : View

Products Affected

mcafee

total_protection

CWE

CWE-59

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

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