Advanced Threat Defense (ATD) - Unprotected storage of shared credentials vulnerability
Published Nov 13, 2019
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.91%
Description
Unprotected Storage of Credentials vulnerability in McAfee Advanced Threat Defense (ATD) prior to 4.8 allows local attacker to gain access to the root password via accessing sensitive files on the system. This was originally published with a CVSS rating of High, further investigation has resulted in this being updated to Critical. The root password is common across all instances of ATD prior to 4.8. See the Security bulletin for further details
Affected products
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- Version prior to 4.8StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McAfee | Advanced Threat Defense (ATD) | n/a |
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- < 4.8
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1 other source (CVE.org) ▾
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 0.91% (0.00907) | 58.52th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.91% (0.00907) | 55.05th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.44% (0.00439) | 60.20th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 10.05% (0.10053) | 88.35th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 0.44% (0.00439) | 60.25th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 27, 2025 | 10.05% (0.10053) | 91.95th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 24, 2025 | 5.21% (0.05212) | 88.96th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 20, 2025 | 2.93% (0.02928) | 85.27th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 10.05% (0.10053) | 92.09th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.40% (0.01404) | 72.10th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.40% (0.01404) | 49.02th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.98% (0.00985) | 27.20th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.98% (0.00985) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (1)
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10304 x_refsource_CONFIRM
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10304 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
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