McAfee Total Protection up to 16.0.R17 Microsoft Windows Client access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in McAfee Total Protection up to 16.0.R17. It has been rated as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Microsoft Windows Client. This manipulation causes access control. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2019-3593. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in McAfee Total Protection up to 16.0.R17. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component Microsoft Windows Client. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Exploitation of Privilege/Trust vulnerability in Microsoft Windows client in McAfee Total Protection (MTP) Prior to 16.0.R18 allows local users to bypass product self-protection, tamper with policies and product files, and uninstall McAfee software without permission via specially crafted malware.

The bug was discovered 01/28/2019. The weakness was released 01/28/2019 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at service.mcafee.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2019-3593 since 01/03/2019. Attacking locally is a requirement. The successful exploitation requires a single authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 16.0.R18 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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NVD Base Score: 7.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Total Protection 16.0.R18

Timelineinfo

01/03/2019 🔍
01/28/2019 +25 days 🔍
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01/29/2019 +1 days 🔍
07/03/2023 +1616 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mcafee.com

Advisory: service.mcafee.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2019-3593 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-3593
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-130291

Entryinfo

Created: 01/29/2019 09:39
Updated: 07/03/2023 15:29
Changes: 01/29/2019 09:39 (58), 05/06/2020 14:30 (2), 07/03/2023 15:29 (14)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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