CVE advisoryKnown Exploit
CVE-2021-23874
McAfee Total Protection Local Privilege Escalation
Halo Surface Signal: 1 out of 5 — much less likely to be public-facing.
A vulnerability in McAfee Total Protection allows local users to gain elevated privileges and execute arbitrary code, bypassing self-defense mechanisms. This impacts affected systems and poses a business risk of unauthorized control and data compromise.