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CVE-2019-3636

File masquerade attack vulnerability in McAfee Total Protection

Published: Oct 28, 2019Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-312
7.5HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 86.9%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

A File Masquerade vulnerability in McAfee Total Protection (MTP) version 16.0.R21 and earlier in Windows client allowed an attacker to read the plaintext list of AV-Scan exclusion files from the Windows registry, and to possibly replace excluded files with potential malware without being detected.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:HPR:LUI:RS:CC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:HAttack Complexity
High
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:CScope
Changed
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-312

Affected Products

McAfee, LCC
commercial·USaka mcafee, mcafee security, mcafee lcc, mcaee
total protection
Security Products
McAfee Total ProtectionMixed
Security Products
McAfee Inc.
commercial·USaka mcafee
McAfee Total Protection
Security Products

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Credential Access
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References

https://service.mcafee.com/webcenter/portal/cp/home/articleview?articleId=TS102982
service.mcafee.com
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-3636
nvd.nist.gov

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