CVE-2020-7314 Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee DXL for Mac
Local attackers can escalate privileges to root via insecure temporary file permissions in the McAfee DXL Client installer for Mac.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-7314?
CVE-2020-7314 is a high-severity vulnerability in McAfee DXL for Mac shipped with MA, published on 10 Sep 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-732
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-7314?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mcafee Mcafee Agent.
How do I fix CVE-2020-7314?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-7314 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-7314 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-7314 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in McAfee DXL for Mac shipped with MA
- CVE-2021-31841 DLL side loading vulnerability in MA for Windows
- CVE-2020-7311 Privilege Escalation vulnerability in MA for Windows
- CVE-2020-7312 DLL Search Order Hijacking in MA for Windows
- CVE-2021-31840 DLL preload vulnerability in McAfee Agent for Windows
- CVE-2020-7315 DLL Injection vulnerability in MA for Windows
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jgjp-57q6-q7hv.