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.
The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor.
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Active_response | Mcafee | * | 1.1.0.158 (including) |
| Agent | Mcafee | * | 5.0.2.285 (including) |
| Data_exchange_layer | Mcafee | * | 2.0.0.430.1 (including) |
| Data_loss_prevention_endpoint | Mcafee | * | 9.3.0 (including) |
| Data_loss_prevention_endpoint | Mcafee | * | 9.4.0 (including) |
| Endpoint_security | Mcafee | * | 10.0.1 (including) |
| Host_intrusion_prevention | Mcafee | * | 8.0.0 (including) |
| Virusscan_enterprise | Mcafee | * | 8.8.0 (including) |
Access control involves the use of several protection mechanisms such as:
When any mechanism is not applied or otherwise fails, attackers can compromise the security of the product by gaining privileges, reading sensitive information, executing commands, evading detection, etc. There are two distinct behaviors that can introduce access control weaknesses: