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CVE-2020-7314

Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee DXL for Mac

Published: Sep 10, 2020Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-732
8.2HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 71.8%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
No Fix Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in the installer in McAfee Data Exchange Layer (DXL) Client for Mac shipped with McAfee Agent (MA) for Mac prior to MA 5.6.6 allows local users to run commands as root via incorrectly applied permissions on temporary files.

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:LUI:RS:CC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:CScope
Changed
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-732

Affected Products

McAfee LLC
commercial·USaka endpoint security for windows, mcafee endpoint security (ens)
McAfee DXL for Mac shipped with MA
Security Products
mcafee
commercial·USaka mcafee security, mcaee
mcafee agent
Security Products

Exploitability

No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.
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Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10325
kc.mcafee.com

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