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CVE-2020-7314

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Published: Sep 10, 2020Modified: Nov 21, 2024

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7.8
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 5.9
Source: NVD

Description

Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in the installer in McAfee Data Exchange Layer (DXL) Client for Mac shipped with McAfee Agent (MA) for Mac prior to MA 5.6.6 allows local users to run commands as root via incorrectly applied permissions on temporary files.

Affected (1)

Products: Mcafee: Mcafee Agent
Mcafee
1 product
Mcafee Agent
Configuration A
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Mcafee Agent
Before 5.6.6

Related CWEs

CWE-732
Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
The product specifies permissions for a security-critical resource in a way that allows that resource to be read or modified by unintended actors.

References (2)

Source: trellixpsirt@trellix.com
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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