CVE-2019-3585 is a vulnerability in McAfee Virusscan Enterprise
Published on June 10, 2020
VSE Escalation of Privileges through Alert pop-up window
Privilege Escalation vulnerability in Microsoft Windows client (McTray.exe) in McAfee VirusScan Enterprise (VSE) 8.8 prior to Patch 14 may allow local users to interact with the On-Access Scan Messages - Threat Alert Window with elevated privileges via running McAfee Tray with elevated privileges.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2019-3585 can be exploited with local system access, requires user interaction. This vulnerability is consided to have a high level of attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.
Weakness Type
Improper Privilege Management
The software does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.
Products Associated with CVE-2019-3585
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Affected Versions
McAfee, LLC McAfee VirusScan Enterprise (VSE):- Version 8.8.x and below 8.8 Patch 14 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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