What is CVE-2019-3636?

CVE-2019-3636 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mcafee Total_protection, classified under Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2019-10-28.

How severe is CVE-2019-3636?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Mcafee Total_protection

CVE-2019-3636

A File Masquerade vulnerability in McAfee Total Protection (MTP) version 16.0.R21 and earlier in Windows client allowed an attacker to read the plaintext list of AV-Scan exclusion files from the Windows registry, and to possibly replace ex…

EPSS: 0.002 (13.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Mcafee Total_protection
Mcafee, Lcc Mcafee Total Protection — versions 16
Microsoft Windows

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-312 — Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

References

trellixpsirt@trellix.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-3636?: CVE-2019-3636 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mcafee Total_protection, classified under Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2019-10-28.
How severe is CVE-2019-3636?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.