HackAndPwn
Security & Vulnerability Researcher / Professional Penetration Tester

CVE-2019-3585 - McAfee - Improper Privilege Management

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.

When the process McTray.exe runs with elevated privileges, VSE might spawn a process inheriting the parent’s privileges. This issue exposes the system to be manipulated by an attacker.

Trellix Security Bulletin SB10302


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