CVE-2019-3646 McAfee Total Protection - Free Antivirus Trial: DLL Search Order Hijacking vulnerability
Local attackers with admin rights can execute arbitrary code via DLL search order hijacking in McAfee Total Protection.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-3646?
CVE-2019-3646 is a medium-severity vulnerability in McAfee, LLC McAfee Total Protection - Free Antivirus Trial, published on 13 Sep 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
DLL Search Order Hijacking vulnerability in Microsoft Windows client in McAfee Total Protection (MTP) Free Antivirus Trial 16.0.R18 and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary code via execution from a compromised folder placed by an attacker with administrator rights.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-3646?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mcafee Total Protection.
How do I fix CVE-2019-3646?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-3646 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-3646 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-3646 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-c332-g293-hmxg.