Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in McAfee VirusScan - CVE-2019-3585
Published: June 16, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU29034
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 7.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-3585
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions in Microsoft Windows client (McTray.exe). A local attacker can interact with the On-Access Scan Messages - Threat Alert Window with elevated privileges via running McAfee Tray with elevated privileges.
Affected software
McAfee VirusScan
How to mitigate CVE-2019-3585
Install updates from vendor's website.
McAfee VirusScan - update to 8.8 Patch 14