CVE-2020-7260 MACC installer DLL side loading
High 7.3
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-7260 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2020-7260 is a high-severity vulnerability in McAfee, LLC Mcafee Application and Change Control (MACC), published on 26 Mar 2020.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-7260 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: McAfee, LLC Mcafee Application and Change Control (MACC). No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-7260/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-7260/index.md)
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-7260?
CVE-2020-7260 is a high-severity vulnerability in McAfee, LLC Mcafee Application and Change Control (MACC), published on 26 Mar 2020.
Official description
DLL Side Loading vulnerability in the installer for McAfee Application and Change Control (MACC) prior to 8.3 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via execution from a compromised folder.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-7260?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mcafee Application and Change Control.
How do I fix CVE-2020-7260?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-7260 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-7260 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-7260 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in McAfee, LLC Mcafee Application and Change Control (MACC)
- CVE-2020-7334 Improper privilege assignment vulnerability in the installer component of MACC
- CVE-2021-31833 Security feature bypass in McAfee Application and Change Control (MACC)
- CVE-2023-0221 Security feature bypass in Application and Change Control
- CVE-2017-3912 Auth bypass in McAfee Application Control and Change Control (MACC)
- CVE-2020-7309 Cross Site Scripting vulnerability in ePO extension of MACC
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qfr8-h4q4-v596.