


McAfee Total Protection prior to version 16.0.49 contains an uncontrolled search path element vulnerability due to the use of a variable pointing to a subdirectory that may be controllable by an unprivileged user. This could enable a user with lower privileges to execute unauthorized tasks. McAfee Total Protection prior to 16.0.50 allows attackers to elevate user privileges due to Improper Link Resolution via registry keys. McAfee Total Protection prior to 16.0.49 allows attackers to elevate user privileges due to DLL sideloading. McAfee Total Protection prior to 16.0.51 allows attackers to trick a victim into uninstalling the application via the command prompt.

This can result in the loading of a malicious payload. McAfee Total Protection prior to 16.0.50 may allow an adversary (with full administrative access) to modify a McAfee specific Component Object Model (COM) in the Windows Registry.
