CVE-2020-7311CWE-269

Privilege Escalation vulnerability in MA for Windows

High · published September 10, 2020

CVSS v3.1
7.8
EPSS
0%
Percentile
19.3
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Privilege Escalation vulnerability in the installer in McAfee Agent (MA) for Windows prior to 5.6.6 allows local users to assume SYSTEM rights during the installation of MA via manipulation of log files.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.8 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00279 · 19.3th percentile
Weakness
CWE-269 · Improper Privilege Management
Published
2020-09-10T09:45Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 10 SEP 09:45Z
    Privilege Escalation vulnerability in MA for Windows
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