CVE-2016-4534 describes a vulnerability in McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.8.0 on Windows, allowing local administrators to bypass self-protection rules and unlock the console by closing registry handles. This low-severity vulnerability (CVSS 3.0) requires high privileges and local access, with a limited impact on integrity and availability. While not actively exploited in the wild and lacking Metasploit/Nuclei modules, an ExploitDB proof-of-concept exists, though it has garnered no significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
8.8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virusscan_enterprise:8.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.5 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.2 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.