CVE-2019-3588 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in McAfee VirusScan Enterprise (VSE) 8.8 prior to Patch 14, specifically affecting the McTray.exe client on Microsoft Windows. This flaw allows unauthorized users to interact with the On-Access Scan Messages - Threat Alert Window even when the Windows login screen is locked. Rated with a CVSS score of 6.8 (Medium), the vulnerability has a low attack complexity and no user interaction required, potentially leading to high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
8.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virusscan_enterprise:8.8:-:*:*:*:windows:*:* | ||
8.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virusscan_enterprise:8.8:patch1:*:*:*:windows:*:* | ||
8.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virusscan_enterprise:8.8:patch10:*:*:*:windows:*:* | ||
8.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virusscan_enterprise:8.8:patch11:*:*:*:windows:*:* | ||
8.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virusscan_enterprise:8.8:patch12:*:*:*:windows:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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