CVE-2023-24578

low-risk
Published 2023-03-13

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.

Do I need to act?

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0.06% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
5
CVSS 5.5/10 Medium
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Mcafee

References (4)

Vendor Advisory https://www.mcafee.com/en-us/consumer-corporate/mcafee-labs/product-security-bul...
Vendor Advisory https://www.mcafee.com/support/?articleId=TS103397&page=shell&shell=article-view
Vendor Advisory https://www.mcafee.com/en-us/consumer-corporate/mcafee-labs/product-security-bul...
Vendor Advisory https://www.mcafee.com/support/?articleId=TS103397&page=shell&shell=article-view
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low-risk
Severity 18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal