CVE-2016-4534 (GCVE-0-2016-4534)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-05-05 18:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 00:32
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
The McAfee VirusScan Console (mcconsol.exe) in McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.8.0 before Hotfix 1123565 (8.8.0.1546) on Windows allows local administrators to bypass intended self-protection rules and unlock the console window by closing registry handles.
Severity
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
7 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://kc.mcafee.com/resources/sites/MCAFEE/cont… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Mar/13 | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC |
| https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=conten… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://lab.mediaservice.net/advisory/2016-01-mca… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39531/ | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB |
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/download/136… | x_refsource_MISC |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035754 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK |
Date Public
2016-02-29 00:00
{
"containers": {
"adp": [
{
"providerMetadata": {
"dateUpdated": "2024-08-06T00:32:25.684Z",
"orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
"shortName": "CVE"
},
"references": [
{
"tags": [
"x_refsource_CONFIRM",
"x_transferred"
],
"url": "https://kc.mcafee.com/resources/sites/MCAFEE/content/live/PRODUCT_DOCUMENTATION/26000/PD26485/en_US/VSE_8_8_HF1123565_release_notes.pdf"
},
{
"name": "20160304 McAfee VirusScan Enterprise security restrictions bypass",
"tags": [
"mailing-list",
"x_refsource_FULLDISC",
"x_transferred"
],
"url": "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Mar/13"
},
{
"tags": [
"x_refsource_CONFIRM",
"x_transferred"
],
"url": "https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content\u0026id=SB10158"
},
{
"tags": [
"x_refsource_MISC",
"x_transferred"
],
"url": "https://lab.mediaservice.net/advisory/2016-01-mcafee.txt"
},
{
"name": "39531",
"tags": [
"exploit",
"x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB",
"x_transferred"
],
"url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39531/"
},
{
"tags": [
"x_refsource_MISC",
"x_transferred"
],
"url": "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/download/136089/mcafeevses-bypass.html"
},
{
"name": "1035754",
"tags": [
"vdb-entry",
"x_refsource_SECTRACK",
"x_transferred"
],
"url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035754"
}
],
"title": "CVE Program Container"
}
],
"cna": {
"affected": [
{
"product": "n/a",
"vendor": "n/a",
"versions": [
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "n/a"
}
]
}
],
"datePublic": "2016-02-29T00:00:00.000Z",
"descriptions": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "The McAfee VirusScan Console (mcconsol.exe) in McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.8.0 before Hotfix 1123565 (8.8.0.1546) on Windows allows local administrators to bypass intended self-protection rules and unlock the console window by closing registry handles."
}
],
"problemTypes": [
{
"descriptions": [
{
"description": "n/a",
"lang": "en",
"type": "text"
}
]
}
],
"providerMetadata": {
"dateUpdated": "2016-11-29T16:57:01.000Z",
"orgId": "8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca",
"shortName": "mitre"
},
"references": [
{
"tags": [
"x_refsource_CONFIRM"
],
"url": "https://kc.mcafee.com/resources/sites/MCAFEE/content/live/PRODUCT_DOCUMENTATION/26000/PD26485/en_US/VSE_8_8_HF1123565_release_notes.pdf"
},
{
"name": "20160304 McAfee VirusScan Enterprise security restrictions bypass",
"tags": [
"mailing-list",
"x_refsource_FULLDISC"
],
"url": "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Mar/13"
},
{
"tags": [
"x_refsource_CONFIRM"
],
"url": "https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content\u0026id=SB10158"
},
{
"tags": [
"x_refsource_MISC"
],
"url": "https://lab.mediaservice.net/advisory/2016-01-mcafee.txt"
},
{
"name": "39531",
"tags": [
"exploit",
"x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB"
],
"url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39531/"
},
{
"tags": [
"x_refsource_MISC"
],
"url": "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/download/136089/mcafeevses-bypass.html"
},
{
"name": "1035754",
"tags": [
"vdb-entry",
"x_refsource_SECTRACK"
],
"url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035754"
}
],
"x_legacyV4Record": {
"CVE_data_meta": {
"ASSIGNER": "cve@mitre.org",
"ID": "CVE-2016-4534",
"STATE": "PUBLIC"
},
"affects": {
"vendor": {
"vendor_data": [
{
"product": {
"product_data": [
{
"product_name": "n/a",
"version": {
"version_data": [
{
"version_value": "n/a"
}
]
}
}
]
},
"vendor_name": "n/a"
}
]
}
},
"data_format": "MITRE",
"data_type": "CVE",
"data_version": "4.0",
"description": {
"description_data": [
{
"lang": "eng",
"value": "The McAfee VirusScan Console (mcconsol.exe) in McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.8.0 before Hotfix 1123565 (8.8.0.1546) on Windows allows local administrators to bypass intended self-protection rules and unlock the console window by closing registry handles."
}
]
},
"problemtype": {
"problemtype_data": [
{
"description": [
{
"lang": "eng",
"value": "n/a"
}
]
}
]
},
"references": {
"reference_data": [
{
"name": "https://kc.mcafee.com/resources/sites/MCAFEE/content/live/PRODUCT_DOCUMENTATION/26000/PD26485/en_US/VSE_8_8_HF1123565_release_notes.pdf",
"refsource": "CONFIRM",
"url": "https://kc.mcafee.com/resources/sites/MCAFEE/content/live/PRODUCT_DOCUMENTATION/26000/PD26485/en_US/VSE_8_8_HF1123565_release_notes.pdf"
},
{
"name": "20160304 McAfee VirusScan Enterprise security restrictions bypass",
"refsource": "FULLDISC",
"url": "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Mar/13"
},
{
"name": "https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content\u0026id=SB10158",
"refsource": "CONFIRM",
"url": "https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content\u0026id=SB10158"
},
{
"name": "https://lab.mediaservice.net/advisory/2016-01-mcafee.txt",
"refsource": "MISC",
"url": "https://lab.mediaservice.net/advisory/2016-01-mcafee.txt"
},
{
"name": "39531",
"refsource": "EXPLOIT-DB",
"url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39531/"
},
{
"name": "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/download/136089/mcafeevses-bypass.html",
"refsource": "MISC",
"url": "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/download/136089/mcafeevses-bypass.html"
},
{
"name": "1035754",
"refsource": "SECTRACK",
"url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035754"
}
]
}
}
}
},
"cveMetadata": {
"assignerOrgId": "8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca",
"assignerShortName": "mitre",
"cveId": "CVE-2016-4534",
"datePublished": "2016-05-05T18:00:00.000Z",
"dateReserved": "2016-05-05T00:00:00.000Z",
"dateUpdated": "2024-08-06T00:32:25.684Z",
"state": "PUBLISHED"
},
"dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
"dataVersion": "5.1",
"vulnerability-lookup:meta": {
"epss": {
"cve": "CVE-2016-4534",
"date": "2026-09-20",
"epss": "0.02266",
"percentile": "0.82247"
},
"nvd": {
"cve": {
"configurations": [
{
"nodes": [
{
"cpeMatch": [
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virusscan_enterprise:8.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"matchCriteriaId": "610253E5-E519-42DB-9A60-0385099D1AA7",
"vulnerable": true
}
],
"negate": false,
"operator": "OR"
},
{
"cpeMatch": [
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"matchCriteriaId": "2CF61F35-5905-4BA9-AD7E-7DB261D2F256",
"vulnerable": true
}
],
"negate": false,
"operator": "OR"
}
],
"operator": "AND"
}
],
"cveTags": [],
"descriptions": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "The McAfee VirusScan Console (mcconsol.exe) in McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.8.0 before Hotfix 1123565 (8.8.0.1546) on Windows allows local administrators to bypass intended self-protection rules and unlock the console window by closing registry handles."
},
{
"lang": "es",
"value": "La McAfee VirusScan Console (mcconsol.exe) en McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.8.0 en versiones anteriores a Hotfix 1123565 (8.8.0.1546) sobre Windows permite a administradores locales eludir reglas destinadas a la autoprotecci\u00f3n y desbloquear la ventana de consola cerrando handles de registro."
}
],
"id": "CVE-2016-4534",
"lastModified": "2026-05-06T22:30:45.220",
"metrics": {
"cvssMetricV2": [
{
"acInsufInfo": false,
"baseSeverity": "LOW",
"cvssData": {
"accessComplexity": "MEDIUM",
"accessVector": "LOCAL",
"authentication": "SINGLE",
"availabilityImpact": "PARTIAL",
"baseScore": 3.0,
"confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
"integrityImpact": "PARTIAL",
"vectorString": "AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:P",
"version": "2.0"
},
"exploitabilityScore": 2.7,
"impactScore": 4.9,
"obtainAllPrivilege": false,
"obtainOtherPrivilege": false,
"obtainUserPrivilege": false,
"source": "nvd@nist.gov",
"type": "Primary",
"userInteractionRequired": false
}
],
"cvssMetricV30": [
{
"cvssData": {
"attackComplexity": "HIGH",
"attackVector": "LOCAL",
"availabilityImpact": "LOW",
"baseScore": 3.0,
"baseSeverity": "LOW",
"confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
"integrityImpact": "LOW",
"privilegesRequired": "HIGH",
"scope": "UNCHANGED",
"userInteraction": "NONE",
"vectorString": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L",
"version": "3.0"
},
"exploitabilityScore": 0.5,
"impactScore": 2.5,
"source": "nvd@nist.gov",
"type": "Primary"
}
]
},
"published": "2016-05-05T18:59:12.867",
"references": [
{
"source": "cve@mitre.org",
"tags": [
"Exploit"
],
"url": "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/download/136089/mcafeevses-bypass.html"
},
{
"source": "cve@mitre.org",
"tags": [
"Exploit"
],
"url": "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Mar/13"
},
{
"source": "cve@mitre.org",
"url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035754"
},
{
"source": "cve@mitre.org",
"tags": [
"Patch",
"Vendor Advisory"
],
"url": "https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content\u0026id=SB10158"
},
{
"source": "cve@mitre.org",
"tags": [
"Vendor Advisory"
],
"url": "https://kc.mcafee.com/resources/sites/MCAFEE/content/live/PRODUCT_DOCUMENTATION/26000/PD26485/en_US/VSE_8_8_HF1123565_release_notes.pdf"
},
{
"source": "cve@mitre.org",
"tags": [
"Exploit"
],
"url": "https://lab.mediaservice.net/advisory/2016-01-mcafee.txt"
},
{
"source": "cve@mitre.org",
"tags": [
"Exploit"
],
"url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39531/"
},
{
"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
"tags": [
"Exploit"
],
"url": "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/download/136089/mcafeevses-bypass.html"
},
{
"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
"tags": [
"Exploit"
],
"url": "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Mar/13"
},
{
"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
"url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035754"
},
{
"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
"tags": [
"Patch",
"Vendor Advisory"
],
"url": "https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content\u0026id=SB10158"
},
{
"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
"tags": [
"Vendor Advisory"
],
"url": "https://kc.mcafee.com/resources/sites/MCAFEE/content/live/PRODUCT_DOCUMENTATION/26000/PD26485/en_US/VSE_8_8_HF1123565_release_notes.pdf"
},
{
"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
"tags": [
"Exploit"
],
"url": "https://lab.mediaservice.net/advisory/2016-01-mcafee.txt"
},
{
"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
"tags": [
"Exploit"
],
"url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39531/"
}
],
"sourceIdentifier": "cve@mitre.org",
"vulnStatus": "Modified",
"weaknesses": [
{
"description": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "CWE-264"
}
],
"source": "nvd@nist.gov",
"type": "Primary"
}
]
}
}
}
}
Loading…
Loading…
Experimental. This forecast is provided for visualization only and may change without notice. Do not use it for operational decisions.
Forecast uses a logistic model when the trend is rising, or an exponential decay model when the trend is falling. Fitted via linearized least squares.
Sightings
| Author | Source | Type | Date | Other |
|---|
Nomenclature
- Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
- Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
- Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
- Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
- Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
- Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Loading…
The MITRE ATT&CK techniques below are AI-generated suggestions, inferred from the description of the
vulnerability by the CIRCL/vulnerability-attack-technique-classification-roberta-base
model, served locally by ML-Gateway.
They have not been verified by an analyst and are provided for guidance only.
The approach is described in our paper Mapping CVEs to MITRE ATT&CK Techniques: A Curated Gold-Set Classifier and the Limits of LLM-Assisted Label Expansion.
Browse all ATT&CK techniques and the vulnerabilities related to each.
The approach is described in our paper Mapping CVEs to MITRE ATT&CK Techniques: A Curated Gold-Set Classifier and the Limits of LLM-Assisted Label Expansion.
Browse all ATT&CK techniques and the vulnerabilities related to each.
Loading…
Related by attack behaviour
Vulnerabilities whose description is nearest to this one in the vector space of the CIRCL/vulnerability-attack-technique-biencoder model. This is a similarity search over the bi-encoder space (plain cosine), not a classification, and it has no measured accuracy.
Loading…