CVE-2019-3628 Privilege escalation could allow authenticated user to gain access to a core system

High 7.5 Published Updated

Authenticated users can escalate privileges to access core system components due to incorrect access control in McAfee ESM.

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
None listed

What is CVE-2019-3628?

CVE-2019-3628 is a high-severity vulnerability in McAfee, LLC McAfee Enterprise Security Manager (ESM), published on 27 Jun 2019. 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

Privilege escalation in McAfee Enterprise Security Manager (ESM) 11.x prior to 11.2.0 allows authenticated user to gain access to a core system component via incorrect access control.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-3628?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Mcafee Enterprise Security Manager.

How do I fix CVE-2019-3628?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-3628 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2019-3628 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-3628 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-97x4-67g6-2fgm.

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