CVE-2019-3617 (GCVE-0-2019-3617)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-06-10 07:29 – Updated: 2024-08-04 19:12
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Title
Privilege escalation in ToPS for Mac
Summary
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.
Severity ?
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • Privilege escalation vulnerability
Assigner
References
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Vendor Product Version
McAfee, LLC Total Protection (ToPS) for Mac OS Affected: 4.x , < 4.6 (custom)
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