CVE-2016-4534

low
Published 2016-05-05 · Modified 2026-05-06
CVSS v3
3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
CVSS v2
3.0
VIR risk
3.0

Description

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.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
31%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — https://kc.mcafee.com/resources/sites/MCAFEE/content/live/PRODUCT_DOCUMENTATION/26000/PD26485/en_US/VSE_8_8_HF1123565_release_notes.pdf

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10158

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
mcafeevirusscan_enterprise8.8.0

References

CWEs

CWE-264

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.