CVE-2019-3637 is a privilege escalation vulnerability affecting McAfee File and Removable Media Protection (FRP) 5.x prior to version 5.1.0.209. A local attacker with high privileges can exploit this by running the McAfee Tray application with elevated permissions, potentially gaining full control over the affected system. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.7 (Medium) due to its local attack vector and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no known active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 5.0.0, < 5.1.0.209CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:file_and_removable_media_protection:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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