CVE-2019-3636 (GCVE-0-2019-3636)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2019-10-28 14:23 – Updated: 2024-09-17 02:57
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
File masquerade attack vulnerability in McAfee Total Protection
Summary
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 excluded files with potential malware without being detected.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CWE
- File Masquerade Vulneraiblity
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://service.mcafee.com/webcenter/portal/cp/ho… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| McAfee, LCC | McAfee Total Protection |
Affected:
16 , < 16.0.R22
(custom)
|
guessed |
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