# CVE-2019-3613: DLL search order hijacking in MA

> Local attackers can execute arbitrary code via DLL search order hijacking in McAfee Agent, requiring local access to a compromised folder.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.9 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 10 Jun 2020
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-vq3h-jh9h-239h

## What is CVE-2019-3613?

CVE-2019-3613 is a medium-severity vulnerability in McAfee, LLC McAfee Agent (MA), published on 10 Jun 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

DLL Search Order Hijacking vulnerability in McAfee Agent (MA) prior to 5.6.4 allows attackers with local access to execute arbitrary code via execution from a compromised folder.

Weakness: CWE-427 (Uncontrolled Search Path Element)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-3613?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Mcafee Agent.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-3613?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-3613 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-3613 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-3613 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in McAfee, LLC McAfee Agent (MA)

- [CVE-2018-6703](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-6703/): Remote Logging functionality had a use after free vulnerability in McAfee Agent (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-1258](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1258/): SQL injection vulnerability in McAfee Agent's ePO extension (high 8.4)
- [CVE-2022-2313](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2313/): DLL high jacking in Trellix Agent (high 8.2)
- [CVE-2021-31847](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-31847/): Improper privilege management in repair process of MA for Windows (high 8.2)
- [CVE-2022-1256](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1256/): Improper Privilege Management in McAfee Agent for Windows (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-3613 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-3613 is a medium-severity vulnerability in McAfee, LLC McAfee Agent (MA), published on 10 Jun 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-3613 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: McAfee, LLC McAfee Agent (MA). No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-3613/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-3613/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-3613
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-3613
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-3613

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-3613/
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