What is CVE-2019-3588?

CVE-2019-3588 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mcafee Virusscan_enterprise, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2020-06-10.

How severe is CVE-2019-3588?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.

Privilege escalation in Mcafee Virusscan_enterprise

CVE-2019-3588

Privilege Escalation vulnerability in Microsoft Windows client (McTray.exe) in McAfee VirusScan Enterprise (VSE) 8.8 prior to Patch 14 may allow unauthorized users to interact with the On-Access Scan Messages - Threat Alert Window when the…

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

EPSS: 0.003 (19.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Mcafee Virusscan_enterprise — versions 8.8
Mcafee, Llc Mcafee Virusscan Enterprise (Vse) — versions 8.8.x

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

References

trellixpsirt@trellix.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-3588?: CVE-2019-3588 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mcafee Virusscan_enterprise, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2020-06-10.
How severe is CVE-2019-3588?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.