CVE-2019-3621
DLP Endpoint Windows lock screen bypass with physical access
Authentication protection bypass vulnerability in McAfee Data Loss Prevention (DLPe) for Windows 11.x prior to 11.3.0 allows physical local user to bypass the Windows lock screen via DLPe processes being killed just prior to the screen being locked or when the screen is locked. The attacker requires physical access to the machine.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Physical
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
DLP Endpoint Windows lock screen bypass with physical access
Authentication protection bypass vulnerability in McAfee Data Loss Prevention (DLPe) for Windows 11.x prior to 11.3.0 allows physical local user to bypass the Windows lock screen via DLPe processes being killed just prior to the screen being locked or when the screen is locked. The attacker requires physical access to the machine.
- Record
CVE-2019-3621- CVSS 3.0
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-13256
Authentication protection bypass vulnerability in McAfee Data Loss Prevention (DLPe) for Windows 11.x prior to 11.3.0 allows physical local user to bypass the Windows lock screen via DLPe processes being killed just prior to the screen being locked or when the screen is locked. The attacker requires physical access to the machine.
- Record
EUVD-2019-13256- CVSS 3.0
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jc2x-2479-3mxp No score
Authentication protection bypass vulnerability in McAfee Data Loss Prevention (DLPe) for Windows...
Authentication protection bypass vulnerability in McAfee Data Loss Prevention (DLPe) for Windows 11.x prior to 11.3.0 allows physical local user to bypass the Windows lock screen via DLPe processes being killed just prior to the screen being locked or when the screen is locked. The attacker requires physical access to the machine.
- Record
GHSA-jc2x-2479-3mxp- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Authentication protection bypass vulnerability in McAfee Data Loss Prevention (DLPe) for Windows 11.x prior to 11.3.0 allows physical local user to bypass the Windows lock screen via DLPe processes being killed just prior to the screen being locked or when the screen is locked. The attacker requires physical access to the machine.
- Record
CVE-2019-3621- CVSS 3.0
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.0
- 6.2 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-3621 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Mcafee, Llc Data Loss Prevention (dlpe) For Windows, published July 25, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.35%, the 28th percentile. No source names a fixed version.