CVE-2019-3648

Summary

CVECVE-2019-3648
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2019-11-13 09:15:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 03:10:00 UTC
DescriptionA Privilege Escalation vulnerability in the Microsoft Windows client in McAfee Total Protection 16.0.R22 and earlier allows administrators to execute arbitrary code via carefully placing malicious files in specific locations protected by administrator permission.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-426

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Mcafee Anti-virus Plus All All All All
Application Mcafee Internet Security All All All All
Application Mcafee Total Protection All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
service.mcafee.com/webcenter/portal/cp/home/articleview CONFIRM service.mcafee.com Vendor Advisory
McAfee - All Editions (MTP, AVP, MIS) - Self-Defense Bypass and Potential Usages (CVE-2019-3648) MISC safebreach.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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