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CVE-2023-24577 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:5.5 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CNA: CISA-ADPCVSS-B:5.5 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://www.mcafee.com/en-us/consumer-corporate/mcafee-labs/product-security-bulletins.html CVEVendor Advisory
https://www.mcafee.com/support/?articleId=TS103397&page=shell&shell=article-view CVEVendor Advisory
https://www.mcafee.com/en-us/consumer-corporate/mcafee-labs/product-security-bulletins.html [email protected]Vendor Advisory
https://www.mcafee.com/support/?articleId=TS103397&page=shell&shell=article-view [email protected]Vendor Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-59Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')[email protected]
CWE-59Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')CISA-ADP

Affected Products

ProductVersions
mcafee total protection
< 16.0.50

CPE

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

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2023-24577
NVD Published Date:
Mar 13, 2023
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2023-24577 Details - Not Deferred