PT-2019-16632 · Mcafee+1 · Mcafee Total Protection+1

Published 2019-01-28 · Updated 2020-08-24 · CVE-2019-3593

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions McAfee Total Protection versions prior to 16.0.R18

Description The issue allows local users to bypass product self-protection, tamper with policies and product files, and uninstall McAfee software without permission via specially crafted malware. This is due to the exploitation of a Privilege/Trust vulnerability in Microsoft Windows client in McAfee Total Protection.

Recommendations For versions prior to 16.0.R18, update to version 16.0.R18 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2019-3593

Affected Products

Mcafee Total Protection

Windows

References · 3

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-3593 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-3593 · Security Note
• http://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspx?&id=TS102888 · Note