{"cve":"CVE-2016-3984","nvd":{"published":"2016-04-08T15:59:10.107","modified":"2026-06-17T00:46:40.957","status":"Modified","description":"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_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.0","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H","score":5.1},"cwes":["CWE-284"],"references":["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/"],"products":["mcafee:active_response","mcafee:agent","mcafee:data_exchange_layer","mcafee:data_loss_prevention_endpoint","mcafee:endpoint_security","mcafee:host_intrusion_prevention","mcafee:virusscan_enterprise"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:37:48.328043465+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2016-3984","score":0.01076,"percentile":0.65014,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}