CVE-2019-3636

File masquerade attack vulnerability in McAfee Total Protection

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: October 28, 2019 at 02:23 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:35 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsTotal ProtectionMcAfee Total Protection· also runs on 1 platform

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%

Description

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v ≤ 16.0.r21
microsoft-windows (environment)
16 ≤ v < 16.0.R2216
Affected range stops below 16.0.R22, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-312

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