CVE-2019-3636
mediumpriority · track · 31OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.002 · 13 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-26
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.
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Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 4.6–7.8
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affected products (3)
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references (5)
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- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2019-3636cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-3636cnnvd
- https://service.mcafee.com/webcenter/portal/cp/home/articleview?articleId=TS102982cnnvd
- https://service.mcafee.com/webcenter/portal/cp/home/articleview?articleId=TS102982enisa_euvd
- https://service.mcafee.com/webcenter/portal/cp/home/articleview?articleId=TS102982nvd
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