CVE-2023-24577 | BDVDB-2026-197239 Detail

Description#

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.

Impact#

Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact none, integrity impact high, availability impact none. Attack vector: local.

Weaknesses#

CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

References#

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12023-03-13Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22025-03-03Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2023-03-13
Last modified: 2025-03-03

Vendor information

Vendor: Not stated
Product: Not stated

Score

5.5 Medium

EPSS

less than 1%, Very Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 21.1.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Not classified

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

No version data in the source record.

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

Not available

CVSS v3.1

5.5 Medium

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Local
Attack Complexity	Low
Privileges Required	Low
User Interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	None
Integrity	High
Availability	None

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).