CVE-2019-3592 (GCVE-0-2019-3592)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2019-07-18 18:04
Modified
2024-08-04 19:12
Severity ?
7.2 (High) - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • Privilege Escalation
Summary
Privilege escalation vulnerability in McAfee Agent (MA) before 5.6.1 HF3, allows local administrator users to potentially disable some McAfee processes by manipulating the MA directory control and placing a carefully constructed file in the MA directory.
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Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
McAfee, LLC McAfee Agent (MA) Version: 5.x   < 5.6.1 HF3
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