Bypassing Self-Protection Rules in McAfee VirusScan Console

Bypassing Self-Protection Rules in McAfee VirusScan Console

CVE-2016-4534 · LOW Severity

AV:L/AC:M/AU:S/C:N/I:P/A:P

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.

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