CVE-2019-3585

Local privilege escalation through elevated alert window

Published Jun 10, 2020 · Updated Sep 16, 2024

Privilege escalation in McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.8 before Patch 14 allows local users to interact with an elevated threat-alert window. McTray.exe runs the On-Access Scan Messages - Threat Alert Window with elevated privileges while allowing a local user to interact with its controls. Exploitation requires local access and user interaction with the tray alert, after which the exposed elevated interface grants privileges beyond the user's account.

CVSS severity7.0
High
EPSS probability0.28%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Privilege escalation in McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.8 before Patch 14 allows local users to interact with an elevated threat-alert window. McTray.exe runs the On-Access Scan Messages - Threat Alert Window with elevated privileges while allowing a local user to interact with its controls. Exploitation requires local access and user interaction with the tray alert, after which the exposed elevated interface grants privileges beyond the user's account.

The record

CVE
CVE-2019-3585
Published
Jun 10, 2020
Updated
Sep 16, 2024
Vendor
McAfee
Product
McAfee VirusScan Enterprise
Classifications
CWE-269, T1068
Attack vector
local
Privileges
Unavailable

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jun 10, 2020CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 16, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=8.8.x <8.8 Patch 14

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesUnavailable in this record.

What is affected?

McAfee · McAfee VirusScan Enterpriseversion=8.8.x <8.8 Patch 14

Published CVSS scores

7.0TrellixCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.2NIST NVDAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
7.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
PrivilegesUnavailable
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-269Improper Privilege Management
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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