CVE-2020-7253 Improper access control vulnerability in McAfee Agent
Local administrators can bypass McAfee Agent self-protection using a command-line utility, disabling security controls.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-7253?
CVE-2020-7253 is a medium-severity vulnerability in McAfee, LLC McAfee Agent (MA), published on 12 Mar 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Improper access control vulnerability in masvc.exe in McAfee Agent (MA) prior to 5.6.4 allows local users with administrator privileges to disable self-protection via a McAfee supplied command-line utility.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-7253?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mcafee Agent.
How do I fix CVE-2020-7253?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-7253 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-7253 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-7253 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-c587-ph7f-xxrj.