Vulnerability in Mcafee Agent

CVE-2019-3592

Privilege escalation vulnerability in McAfee Agent (MA) before 5.6.1 HF3, allows local administrator users to potentially disable some McAfee processes by manipulating the MA directory control and placing a carefully constructed file in the MA directory.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (22.8th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 23rd percentile — 22.8% 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-2019-3592: held from 0.003 to 0.003.

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

Affected products

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-3592?
CVE-2019-3592 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mcafee Agent. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2019-07-18.
How severe is CVE-2019-3592?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.