Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in McAfee Agent - CVE-2020-7311
Published: September 14, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU46681
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-7311
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: McAfee
Affected software:
McAfee Agent
McAfee Agent
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions in the installer, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.
How to mitigate CVE-2020-7311
Install updates from vendor's website.