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CVE-2019-3636: File masquerade attack vulnerability in McAfee Total Protection

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2019-10-28 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-312

Description

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.

Affected products

• McAfee,LLC McAfee Total Protection (MTP): through 16.0.r21

References

• https://service.mcafee.com/webcenter/portal/cp/home/articleview?articleId=TS102982
• https://service.mcafee.com/webcenter/portal/cp/home/articleview?articleId=TS102982

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