CVE-2019-3617
Privilege escalation in ToPS for Mac
HIGH
8.2
CVSS Score
Published: June 10, 2020 at 07:29 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:35 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorTotal Protection
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Severity
HIGH8.2
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
Description
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Affected range stops below 4.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.
References (1)
CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- CHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-269
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