CVE-2019-3636
HIGHMcAfee Total Protection < 16.0.R21 - Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information in Windows Registry
Title source: llmDescription
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.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
https://service.mcafee.com/webcenter/portal/cp/home/articleview?articleId=TS102982
Scores
CVSS v3
7.5
EPSS
0.0006
EPSS Percentile
19.7%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-312
Status
published
Products (1)
mcafee/total_protection
< 16.0.r21
Published
Oct 28, 2019
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026