CVE-2016-4534

The McAfee VirusScan Console (mcconsol.exe) in McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.8.0 before Hotfix...

3.0 LowPublic exploit

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: High
Privileges needed: High
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: None
Integrity: Low
Availability: Low

Exploit likelihood

2.27%Up 0.2 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 3.0

Record: CVE-2016-4534
CVSS 3.0: 3.0 LowCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
CVSS 2.0: 3.0 LowAV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-264
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2016-4534
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2016-5521 No score

Record: EUVD-2016-5521
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h9qj-3623-mvm2 3.0

The McAfee VirusScan Console (mcconsol.exe) in McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.8.0 before Hotfix...

Record: GHSA-h9qj-3623-mvm2
CVSS 3.0: 3.0 LowCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.8 - Security Restrictions Bypass	2016-03-07

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2016-4534 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.0) in Mcafee Virusscan Enterprise, published May 5, 2016. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.27%, the 83rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.