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CVE-2019-3622· NVD / CVE Program· CNA trellix

DLP Endpoint log file redirection to arbitrary locations

Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties in McAfee Data Loss Prevention (DLPe) for Windows 11.x prior to 11.3.0 allows authenticated user to redirect DLPe log files to arbitrary locations via incorrect access control applied to the DLPe log folder allowing privileged users to create symbolic links.

HighCVSS 8.2 · v3.1—No exploit No fix recorded
Published
Jul 24, 2019
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
0.3% · 23th percentile
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Action score

32

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
32 / 40 · 8.2 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.3%

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
8.2
CNA · trellix
7.5
0.7 point gap

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Affected systems

VendorProduct
mcafeedata loss prevention endpoint
microsoftwindows

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • mcafee data loss prevention endpoint11.0 and later · before 11.1.200
  • mcafee data loss prevention endpoint11.2.000 and later · before 11.3.0

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (trellix). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • McAfee, LLC Data Loss Prevention (DLPe) for Windows

    • 11.x and later · before 11.3.0affected

Same product

mcafee: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2018-6664SB10233 - Data Loss Prevention (DLP) Endpoint before 10.0.500 and DLP Endpoint before 11.0.400 - Application Protections Bypass vulnerability
    35Monitor
  • CVE-2021-23887Privilege escalation in McAfee DLP Endpoint for Windows
    31Monitor
  • CVE-2018-6689Data Loss Prevention Endpoint (DLPe) - Authentication Bypass vulnerability
    31Monitor
  • CVE-2016-8012Access control vulnerability in Intel Security Data Loss Prevention Endpoint (DLPe) 9.4.200 and 9.3.600 allows authenticated users with Read
    31Monitor
  • CVE-2021-31844Local Privilege Escalation in McAfee DLP Endpoint for Windows
    29Monitor
  • CVE-2018-6683- Data Loss Prevention (DLP) for Windows - Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels vulnerability
    29Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
  • Administrator privileges are required.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted

Impact can extend beyond the vulnerable component (scope changes).

Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-552 · Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvd-primary

Attack context

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Change log

No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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