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CVE-2019-3585: mcafee, llc mcafee virusscan enterprise (vse) Improper Privilege Management

CVSS: 7.8v3.1HighModified
Published 10-06-2020Last modified 16-09-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2019-3585 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in mcafee, llc mcafee virusscan enterprise (vse). EPSS estimates a 0.28% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 19.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.28%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 10-06-2020
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 16-09-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.28%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

20%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.28% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.28%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Mcafee1 product
  • virusscan_enterprise8.8 | 8.8:patch1 | 8.8:patch10 | 8.8:patch11 | 8.8:patch12 | 8.8:patch13 | 8.8:patch2 | 8.8:patch3 | 8.8:patch4 | 8.8:patch5 | 8.8:patch6 | 8.8:patch7 | 8.8:patch8 | 8.8:patch9
Mcafee, llc1 product

2 vendors · 2 products

References

1 links