Security readout for executives and security teams
This is an old local privilege-escalation issue in McAfee VirusScan Enterprise and CMA. It matters only where those legacy versions still exist. A local user could potentially gain higher privileges because a McAfee component calls an executable through an unquoted Program Files path. Exposure is likely limited to legacy Windows endpoints or servers still running the named McAfee versions. Modern environments are probably unaffected unless old enterprise antivirus images, lab systems, or unmanaged endpoints remain in service. Treat as a legacy hygiene issue unless the affected McAfee versions are still present. If found on production systems, prioritize removal or vendor-supported upgrade because local privilege escalation can worsen any initial endpoint compromise. Mitigation focus: Identify any hosts running the named McAfee versions.; Check McAfee or successor vendor guidance for supported fixes or upgrade paths.; Replace unsupported legacy antivirus components where still deployed..
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- mcafee-naprdmgr-privilege-escalation(23815)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
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