CVE-2023-24577

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  2. Vulnerabilities (CVE)
  3. 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.

5.5 /10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

V3 Legend

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
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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

22 Mar 2023, 19:37

Type Values Removed Values Added
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown 		v2 : unknown
v3 : 5.5
First Time Mcafee total Protection
Mcafee
CWE CWE-59
CPE cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:total_protection:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References (MISC) https://www.mcafee.com/en-us/consumer-corporate/mcafee-labs/product-security-bulletins.html - (MISC) https://www.mcafee.com/en-us/consumer-corporate/mcafee-labs/product-security-bulletins.html - Vendor Advisory
References (MISC) https://www.mcafee.com/support/?articleId=TS103397&page=shell&shell=article-view - (MISC) https://www.mcafee.com/support/?articleId=TS103397&page=shell&shell=article-view - Vendor Advisory

13 Mar 2023, 14:48

Type Values Removed Values Added
New CVE
Information

Published : 2023-03-13 13:15

Updated : 2023-12-10 14:48

NVD link : CVE-2023-24577

Mitre link : CVE-2023-24577

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-24577

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Products Affected

mcafee

  • total_protection
CWE
CWE-59

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