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CVE-2020-7314

Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee DXL for Mac

Severity Score

7.8
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

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.

Una vulnerabilidad de Escalada de Privilegios en el instalador en McAfee Data Exchange Layer (DXL) Client para Mac incluido con McAfee Agent (MA) para Mac versiones anteriores a MA 5.6.6, permite a usuarios locales ejecutar comandos como root por medio de permisos aplicados incorrectamente en archivos temporales

*Credits: McAfee credits Lockheed Martin Red Team for responsibly reporting this flaw.
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2020-01-21 CVE Reserved
  • 2020-09-10 CVE Published
  • 2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-09-17 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-732: Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
CAPEC
References (1)
URL Tag Source
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10325 X_refsource_confirm
URL Date SRC
URL Date SRC
URL Date SRC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Mcafee
Search vendor "Mcafee"
 Mcafee Agent
Search vendor "Mcafee" for product "Mcafee Agent"
 < 5.6.6
Search vendor "Mcafee" for product "Mcafee Agent" and version " < 5.6.6"
macos
Affected