Local privilege escalation via registry link following
Published Mar 13, 2023 · Updated Mar 3, 2025
Improper link resolution in McAfee Total Protection before 16.0.50 allows local users to elevate privileges through registry keys. The vendor record identifies registry keys as the link-resolution locus but does not disclose which key or privileged operation follows the attacker-controlled link. Low-privilege local access is required, and successful exploitation permits unauthorized tasks with elevated privileges without user interaction.
Summary
What happened
Improper link resolution in McAfee Total Protection before 16.0.50 allows local users to elevate privileges through registry keys. The vendor record identifies registry keys as the link-resolution locus but does not disclose which key or privileged operation follows the attacker-controlled link. Low-privilege local access is required, and successful exploitation permits unauthorized tasks with elevated privileges without user interaction.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2023-24577
- Published
- Mar 13, 2023
- Updated
- Mar 3, 2025
- Vendor
- Unknown vendor
- Product
- Unknown product
- Classifications
- CWE-59, T1068
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
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- Mar 13, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Mar 3, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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