6.8
MEDIUM
CVE-2019-3588
McAfee VirusScan Enterprise Windows Privilege Escalation
Description

Privilege Escalation vulnerability in Microsoft Windows client (McTray.exe) in McAfee VirusScan Enterprise (VSE) 8.8 prior to Patch 14 may allow unauthorized users to interact with the On-Access Scan Messages - Threat Alert Window when the Windows Login Screen is locked.

INFO

Published Date :

June 10, 2020, 12:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 3:09 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

0.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2019-3588 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Mcafee virusscan_enterprise
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2019-3588.

URL Resource
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10302

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2019-3588 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2019-3588 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Trellix https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10302 [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference McAfee (DEFUNCT) https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10302
    Added CWE Trellix CWE-269
    Removed CWE McAfee (DEFUNCT) CWE-269
    Removed CVSS V3.1 McAfee (DEFUNCT) AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 Trellix AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE Source Update by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Source McAfee (DEFUNCT) Trellix
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 19, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 19, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CWE McAfee CWE-274
    Added CWE McAfee CWE-269
    Removed CWE Reason CWE-274/CWE from CNA not within 1003 View
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 18, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 18, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10302 No Types Assigned https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10302 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-269
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virusscan_enterprise:8.8:-:*:*:*:windows:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virusscan_enterprise:8.8:patch1:*:*:*:windows:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virusscan_enterprise:8.8:patch10:*:*:*:windows:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virusscan_enterprise:8.8:patch11:*:*:*:windows:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virusscan_enterprise:8.8:patch12:*:*:*:windows:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virusscan_enterprise:8.8:patch13:*:*:*:windows:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virusscan_enterprise:8.8:patch2:*:*:*:windows:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virusscan_enterprise:8.8:patch3:*:*:*:windows:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virusscan_enterprise:8.8:patch4:*:*:*:windows:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virusscan_enterprise:8.8:patch5:*:*:*:windows:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virusscan_enterprise:8.8:patch6:*:*:*:windows:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virusscan_enterprise:8.8:patch7:*:*:*:windows:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virusscan_enterprise:8.8:patch8:*:*:*:windows:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virusscan_enterprise:8.8:patch9:*:*:*:windows:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2019-3588 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2019-3588 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.07 }} 0.00%

score

0.28533

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
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