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CVE-2019-3653

MEDIUM · 5.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2019-10-09
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 10.6.1 or later.
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57/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Improper access control vulnerability in Configuration tool in McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) Prior to 10.6.1 October 2019 Update allows local user to gain access to security configuration via unauthorized use of the configuration tool.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · high confidence

Improper access control in McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) configuration tool allows local users to bypass authorization checks and access security configuration settings they should not be permitted to modify. This is a local privilege escalation vulnerability where the configuration tool fails to properly validate user permissions before allowing access to sensitive security settings.

MitigationUpdate McAfee Endpoint Security to version 10.6.1 October 2019 Update or later to remediate the improper access control vulnerability in the configuration tool.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Endpoint SecurityApplication
Affected:>= 10.5.0, <= 10.5.5>= 10.6.0, < 10.6.1= 10.16.1

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify installed McAfee Endpoint Security version
    Use system inventory, installed programs list, McAfee ePO console, or the ENS client itself to obtain the exact version number of Endpoint Security
    Affected if The version is 10.5.0 through 10.5.5, 10.6.0, or 10.16.1
  2. Compare version against affected ranges
    Check if the installed version falls within: (1) >= 10.5.0 AND <= 10.5.5, (2) >= 10.6.0 AND < 10.6.1, or (3) exactly 10.16.1
    Affected if The version matches any of these three vulnerable ranges
  3. Verify patch level
    Confirm whether the October 2019 Update (version 10.6.1) or any version later than 10.6.1 is installed
    Affected if The installed version is earlier than 10.6.1 and not specifically version 10.16.1

Your environment is affected if McAfee Endpoint Security version is 10.5.0-10.5.5, 10.6.0, or 10.16.1.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

From vendor data
Upgrade available Upgrade to 10.6.1 or later
Fixed in 10.6.1
Interim mitigation

Update McAfee Endpoint Security to version 10.6.1 October 2019 Update or later to remediate the improper access control vulnerability in the configuration tool.

Fix this in Endpoint Security Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
10.0 hours of engineering $1,750
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