CVE-2019-3637: Privilege Escalation vulnerability in FRP 5.x earlier than 5.1.0.209

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.7 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: 2019-08-14 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-264

Description

Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee FRP 5.x prior to 5.1.0.209 allows local users to gain elevated privileges via running McAfee Tray with elevated privileges.

Affected products

McAfee File & Removable Media Protection (FRP): from 5.0.0 before 5.1.0.209 — fixed in 5.1.0.209

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: McAfee File & Removable Media Protection (FRP) 5.1.0.209. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10291
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10291

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