CVE-2019-3617 (GCVE-0-2019-3617)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-06-10 07:29 – Updated: 2024-08-04 19:12
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Summary
Privilege escalation vulnerability in McAfee Total Protection (ToPS) for Mac OS prior to 4.6 allows local users to gain root privileges via incorrect protection of temporary files.
Severity ?
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • Privilege escalation vulnerability
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McAfee, LLC Total Protection (ToPS) for Mac OS Affected: 4.x , < 4.6 (custom)
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