{"cve":"CVE-2021-23874","nvd":{"published":"2021-02-10T11:15:12.943","modified":"2026-06-17T03:38:57.850","status":"Analyzed","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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":7.8},"cwes":["CWE-732","CWE-269"],"references":["http://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspx?&id=TS103114","http://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspx?&id=TS103114","https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-23874"],"products":["mcafee:total_protection"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:14:10.479542811+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2021-23874","score":0.01026,"percentile":0.6362,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":{"cve":"CVE-2021-23874","date_added":"2021-11-03","due_date":"2021-11-17","vendor":"McAfee","product":"McAfee Total Protection (MTP)","known_ransomware":false},"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}