Is CVE-2023-24577 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2023-24577 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2023-24577?

CVE-2023-24577 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2023-24577?

CVE-2023-24577 has an EPSS score of 0.28% (20th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2023-24577?

Upgrade total protection to 16.0.50 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2023-24577

MEDIUM

5.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

McAfee Total Protection prior to 16.0.50 allows attackers to elevate user privileges due to Improper Link Resolution via registry keys. This could enable a user with lower privileges to execute unauthorized tasks.

CWE-59Link Following

How to fix

Remediation Available

total protectionNVD

Affected:< 16.0.50Fixed in:16.0.50CVE-2023-24577derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

0.28%probability of exploitation in 30 days

20thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 20% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory2

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-03-03.