VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2019-3636

CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability0.22%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2019-10-28
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-312: Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

Primary references