Description
Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource vulnerability in McAfee VirusScan Enterprise (VSE) prior to 8.8 Patch 16 allows local administrators to bypass local security protection through VSE not correctly integrating with Windows Defender Application Control via careful manipulation of the Code Integrity checks.
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CVSS Vector Breakdown
Exploitability
AV:LAttack VectorLocal
AC:LAttack ComplexityLow
PR:HPrivileges RequiredHigh
UI:RUser InteractionRequired
Scope
S:UScopeUnchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentialityHigh
I:HIntegrityHigh
A:HAvailabilityHigh
Weaknesses
Affected Products
McAfee, LLC
commercial·USaka mcafee, mcaee, mcafee security, mcafee endpoint security (ens), mcafee agent (ma), mcafee enterprise security manager (esm)
Exploitability
No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.
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MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique Privilege Escalation
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