CVE-2020-7254
Privilege escalation in Advanced Threat Defense
7.7CVSSHIGH
Description
Privilege Escalation vulnerability in the command line interface in McAfee Advanced Threat Defense (ATD) 4.x prior to 4.8.2 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via improper access controls on the sudo command.
CVSS Vector Breakdown
Exploitability
AV:LAttack VectorLocal
AC:HAttack ComplexityHigh
PR:LPrivileges RequiredLow
UI:NUser InteractionNone
Scope
S:CScopeChanged
Impact
C:LConfidentialityLow
I:HIntegrityHigh
A:HAvailabilityHigh
Weaknesses
Affected Products
mcafee, llccommercialSecurity Productsaka mcafee endpoint security (ens), mcafee agent (ma), mcafee enterprise security manager (esm)
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Exploitability
No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique Privilege Escalation
References
Timeline
Published
Mar 12, 2020
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024
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