Vulnerability · Published May 8, 2020 · Assigned by trellix
CVE-2020-7291Privilege Escalation vulnerability MAR for Mac
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in McAfee Active Response (MAR) for Mac 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 0.3% (higher than 17% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 83.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee Active Response (MAR) for Mac prior to 2.4.3 Hotfix 1 allows a malicious script or program to perform functions that the local executing user has not been granted access to.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| McAfee,LLC | McAfee Active Response (MAR) for Mac | 2.4.x – before 2.4.3 Hotfix 1 |
Weakness: CWE-274 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10317 x_refsource_CONFIRM