Vulnerability · Published May 8, 2020 · Assigned by trellix
CVE-2020-7287Privilege Escalation vulnerability in EDR for Linux
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in McAfee Exploit Detection and Response (EDR) for Linux 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 83.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee Exploit Detection and Response (EDR) for Linux prior to 3.1.0 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 Exploit Detection and Response (EDR) for Linux | 3.1.x – before 3.1.0 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