{"id":"CVE-2016-4534","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2016-4534","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T03:22:11.578Z","title":"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.","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.","published":"2016-05-05T18:59:13.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T00:47:44.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":3,"severity":"LOW","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L"},"cwe":["CWE-264"],"affected":["mcafee/virusscan enterprise","microsoft/windows"],"epss":{"score":0.02266,"percentile":0.829,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":false,"firstPublished":"2016-03-07","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":39531,"kind":"exploit","title":"McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.8 - Security Restrictions Bypass","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39531","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/windows/local/39531.c","file":"exploits/windows/local/39531.c","published":"2016-03-07","added":"2016-03-07","updated":"2016-03-07","author":"Maurizio Agazzini","type":"local","platform":"windows","port":null,"verified":false,"codes":["CVE-2016-3984","CVE-2016-4534"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":"http://lab.mediaservice.net/advisory/2014-01-mcafee.txt"}]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB, so the technical barrier is gone even though the severity is low and EPSS is 2.3%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/download/136089/mcafeevses-bypass.html","tags":["Exploit"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Mar/13","tags":["Exploit"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035754","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10158","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://kc.mcafee.com/resources/sites/MCAFEE/content/live/PRODUCT_DOCUMENTATION/26000/PD26485/en_US/VSE_8_8_HF1123565_release_notes.pdf","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://lab.mediaservice.net/advisory/2016-01-mcafee.txt","tags":["Exploit"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39531/","tags":["Exploit"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/download/136089/mcafeevses-bypass.html","tags":["Exploit"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Mar/13","tags":["Exploit"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035754","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10158","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://kc.mcafee.com/resources/sites/MCAFEE/content/live/PRODUCT_DOCUMENTATION/26000/PD26485/en_US/VSE_8_8_HF1123565_release_notes.pdf","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lab.mediaservice.net/advisory/2016-01-mcafee.txt","tags":["Exploit"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39531/","tags":["Exploit"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4534","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}