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CVE-2019-3617: Privilege escalation in ToPS for Mac

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.2 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2020-06-10 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-269

Description

Privilege escalation vulnerability in McAfee Total Protection (ToPS) for Mac OS prior to 4.6 allows local users to gain root privileges via incorrect protection of temporary files.

Affected products

• McAfee,LLC McAfee Total Protection (MTP): before 4.6 — fixed in 4.6

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: McAfee,LLC McAfee Total Protection (MTP) 4.6. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspx?&id=TS103052
• http://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspx?&id=TS103052

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