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CVE-2014-9920

Published: Mar 14, 2017Updated: May 13, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-284
NVD MITRE
5.9CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
1.0%
Top 40.8%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Unauthorized execution of binary vulnerability in McAfee (now Intel Security) McAfee Application Control (MAC) 6.0.0 before hotfix 9726, 6.0.1 before hotfix 9068, 6.1.0 before hotfix 692, 6.1.1 before hotfix 399, 6.1.2 before hotfix 426, and 6.1.3 before hotfix 357 and earlier allows attackers to create a malformed Windows binary that is considered non-executable and is not protected through the whitelisting protection feature via a specific set of circumstances.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:HPR:NUI:NS:UC:NI:HA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:HAttack Complexity
High
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:HIntegrity
High
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-284

Affected Products

McAfee Application Control (MAC)Intel
Embedded
Hardware Firmware / cpu-gpu
application controlmcafeeSecurity Products
intelcommercialUSHardware Firmwareaka intel corp.
mcafeecommercialUSSecurity Productsaka mcaee, mcafee security

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10077
kc.mcafee.com

Timeline

Published
Mar 14, 2017
Last Updated
May 13, 2026

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