Vulnerabilites related to McAfee, LCC - McAfee Total Protection
cve-2019-3636
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2019-10-28 14:23
Modified
2024-09-17 02:57
Summary
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.
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
McAfee, LCC McAfee Total Protection Version: 16   < 16.0.R22
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