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CVE-2023-24579

Published: Mar 13, 2023Updated: Mar 3, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUNVD-CWE-noinfo
5.5MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 84.5%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

McAfee Total Protection prior to 16.0.51 allows attackers to trick a victim into uninstalling the application via the command prompt.

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:NUI:RS:UC:NI:NA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfoCWE-20

Affected Products

mcafee
commercial·USaka mcafee security, mcaee
total protection
Security Products
McAfee Inc.
commercial·USaka mcafee
McAfee Total Protection
Security Products
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Initial Access
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References

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