CVE-2023-24578

MEDIUM EPSS 16.7%
Published Mar 13, 20233y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
5.5 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published Mar 13, 2023 3y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

McAfee Total Protection prior to 16.0.49 allows attackers to elevate user privileges due to DLL sideloading. This could enable a user with lower privileges to execute unauthorized tasks.

CVSS Details

Base Score
5.5
Exploitability
1.8
Impact
3.6
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity High
Availability None

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
16.7% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-427

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
mcafeetotal_protection* <16.0.49

References 2

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

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.