CVE-2016-3984: mcafee active_response Improper Access Control
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2016-3984 is a medium (CVSS 5.1) Improper Access Control vulnerability in mcafee active_response. EPSS estimates a 1.13% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 65.8% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.
Timeline
- 08-04-2016PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
The McAfee VirusScan Console (mcconsol.exe) in McAfee Active Response (MAR) before 1.1.0.161, Agent (MA) 5.x before 5.0.2 Hotfix 1110392 (5.0.2.333), Data Exchange Layer 2.x (DXL) before 2.0.1.140.1, Data Loss Prevention Endpoint (DLPe) 9.3 before Patch 6 and 9.4 before Patch 1 HF3, Device Control (MDC) 9.3 before Patch 6 and 9.4 before Patch 1 HF3, Endpoint Security (ENS) 10.x before 10.1, Host Intrusion Prevention Service (IPS) 8.0 before 8.0.0.3624, and VirusScan Enterprise (VSE) 8.8 before P7 (8.8.0.1528) on Windows allows local administrators to bypass intended self-protection rules and disable the antivirus engine by modifying registry keys.
CVSS metrics
2 scores · 1 source · 2 versionsEPSS trend
Probability
1.13%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
66%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 1.13% on 18-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
2 foundExploit Reference (lab.mediaservice.net)
Maturity: unknown
McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.8 - Security Restrictions Bypass
Maturity: poc
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Mcafee7 products
- active_response≤ 1.1.0.158
- agent≤ 5.0.2.285
- data_exchange_layer≤ 2.0.0.430.1
- data_loss_prevention_endpoint≤ 9.3.0 | ≤ 9.4.0
- endpoint_security≤ 10.0.1
1 vendor · 7 products