Files can execute from a DVD that is FAT formatted

Technical Articles ID: KB81531
Last Modified: 12/19/2019

Environment

McAfee Application and Change Control (MACC) 6.1.1 and earlier

Microsoft Windows – all supported versions

Problem

A file can run from a File Allocation Table (FAT) formatted DVD-RAM disk.

MACC prevents the execution of files from removable disks such as USB, CD, and DVD. This prevention happens by default because UDFS and CDFS are not included in the list of supported file systems. Running or executing files from removable disk is supported when:

MACC is in Update mode.
The drive representing the disk is configured as Trusted.

If a DVD is formatted to use the FAT file system, MACC does not prevent the execution of files in Enable mode. It does not matter if there is a trusted configuration is in place. MACC still allows the execution to take place.

Solution

This issue is resolved in MACC 6.1.2.394 and later.

McAfee product software, upgrades, maintenance releases, and documentation are available from the Product Downloads site at: http://www.mcafee.com/us/downloads/downloads.aspx.

NOTE: You need a valid Grant Number for access. KB56057 provides additional information about the Product Downloads site, and alternate locations for some products.

Affected Products

Application and Change Control 6.1
Known Issue/Product Defect

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