CVE-2019-3636

File masquerade attack vulnerability in McAfee Total Protection

Published Oct 28, 2019 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A File Masquerade vulnerability in McAfee Total Protection (MTP) version 16.0.R21 and earlier in Windows client allowed an attacker to read the plaintext list of AV-Scan exclusion files from the Windows registry, and to possibly replace excluded files with potential malware without being detected.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2019-13271 A File Masquerade vulnerability in McAfee Total Protection (MTP) version 16.0.R21 and earlier in Windows client allowed an attacker to read the plaintext list of AV-Scan exclusion files from the Windows registry, and to possibly replace excluded files with potential malware without being detected.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
trellix
Published
Updated
Sep 17, 2024, 2:57 AM
Reserved
Jan 3, 2019, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Oct 28, 2019, 3:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 2:35 AM