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CVE-2023-24578

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2023-03-13 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-427

Description

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.

Affected products

• McAfee,LLC McAfee Total Protection (MTP): before 16.0.49 — fixed in 16.0.49

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: McAfee,LLC McAfee Total Protection (MTP) 16.0.49. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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

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