Insecure DLL loading in McAfee Agent - CVE-2020-7315
Published: September 14, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU46685
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-7315
CWE-ID: CWE-427
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to the application loads DLL libraries in an insecure manner. A local user can use a specially crafted .dll file, trick the victim into opening a file, associated with the vulnerable application, and execute arbitrary code on victim's system.
Affected software
McAfee Agent
How to mitigate CVE-2020-7315
Install updates from vendor's website.
McAfee Agent - update to 5.6.6