CVE-2016-3984
The McAfee VirusScan Console (mcconsol.exe) in McAfee Active Response (MAR) before 1.1.0.161, Agent (MA) 5.x before 5.0.2 Hotfix 1110392 (5.0.2.333), Data Exchange Layer 2.x (DXL) before 2.0.1.140.1, Data Loss Prevention Endpoint (DLPe) 9.3 before Patch 6 and 9.4 before Patch 1 HF3, Device Control (MDC) 9.3 before Patch 6 and 9.4 before Patch 1 HF3, Endpoint Security (ENS) 10.x before 10.1, Host Intrusion Prevention Service (IPS) 8.0 before 8.0.0.3624, and VirusScan Enterprise (VSE) 8.8 before P7 (8.8.0.1528) on Windows allows local administrators to bypass intended self-protection rules and disable the antivirus engine by modifying registry keys.
CVSS
- Versión: 3.0
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
- Puntuación base: 5.1
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 1.13%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 65
- Fecha de la puntuación: 5/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (7)
CWE
- CWE-284
Referencias
- http://lab.mediaservice.net/advisory/2016-01-mcafee.txt
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Mar/13
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035130
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10151
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39531/
- http://lab.mediaservice.net/advisory/2016-01-mcafee.txt
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Mar/13
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035130
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10151
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39531/
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