Vulnerability · Published Mar 12, 2020 · Assigned by trellix
CVE-2020-7253Improper access control vulnerability in McAfee Agent
Medium 5.7
In plain English
A medium-severity improper access control in McAfee Agent (MA) from McAfee, LLC. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 15% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.7Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 85.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Improper access control vulnerability in masvc.exe in McAfee Agent (MA) prior to 5.6.4 allows local users with administrator privileges to disable self-protection via a McAfee supplied command-line utility.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| McAfee, LLC | McAfee Agent (MA) | 5.6.x – before 5.6.4 |
Weakness: CWE-284 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
References
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10312 x_refsource_CONFIRM