{"cve":"CVE-2019-3648","nvd":{"published":"2019-11-13T09:15:10.877","modified":"2026-06-17T02:35:20.703","status":"Modified","description":"A Privilege Escalation vulnerability in the Microsoft Windows client in McAfee Total Protection 16.0.R22 and earlier allows administrators to execute arbitrary code via carefully placing malicious files in specific locations protected by administrator permission.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":6.7},"cwes":["CWE-426"],"references":["https://safebreach.com/Post/McAfee-All-Editions-MTP-AVP-MIS-Self-Defense-Bypass-and-Potential-Usages-CVE-2019-3648","https://service.mcafee.com/webcenter/portal/cp/home/articleview?articleId=TS102984","https://safebreach.com/Post/McAfee-All-Editions-MTP-AVP-MIS-Self-Defense-Bypass-and-Potential-Usages-CVE-2019-3648","https://service.mcafee.com/webcenter/portal/cp/home/articleview?articleId=TS102984"],"products":["mcafee:anti-virus_plus","mcafee:internet_security","mcafee:total_protection"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:59:25.448946135+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2019-3648","score":0.00661,"percentile":0.51614,"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."]}