Vulnerability in Mcafee Anti-Virus Plus
CVE-2019-3648
A 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.
EPSS: 0.007 (47.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:L.
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- trellixpsirt@trellix.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- trellixpsirt@trellix.com (x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-3648?
- CVE-2019-3648 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mcafee Anti-Virus Plus, classified under Untrusted Search Path. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2019-11-13.
- How severe is CVE-2019-3648?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2019-3648 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.