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 Windows Login Screen is locked.

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

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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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (19.3th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 19th percentile — 19.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2019-3588: held from 0.003 to 0.003.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

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.