CVE-2023-25134

Code execution via modifiable COM registry entry

Published Mar 21, 2023 · Updated Feb 28, 2025

Code execution in McAfee Total Protection before 16.0.50 allows local users with administrator access to load malicious payloads. A McAfee-specific COM registration resides in Windows Registry data that an administrator can modify to redirect payload loading. Exploitation requires full administrative access on the Windows host; the published record does not identify the COM class or activation trigger.

CVSS severity6.7
Medium
EPSS probability0.26%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Code execution in McAfee Total Protection before 16.0.50 allows local users with administrator access to load malicious payloads. A McAfee-specific COM registration resides in Windows Registry data that an administrator can modify to redirect payload loading. Exploitation requires full administrative access on the Windows host; the published record does not identify the COM class or activation trigger.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-25134
Published
Mar 21, 2023
Updated
Feb 28, 2025
Vendor
Unknown vendor
Product
Unknown product
Classifications
T1546.015
Attack vector
local
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 21, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 28, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

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Published CVSS scores

6.7NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
6.7CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

T1546.015Component Object Model Hijacking

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