CVE-2020-7326 McAfee MAR - Improperly implemented security check
Local administrators can bypass security checks by stopping a core service, allowing malicious code execution due to fail-open behavior.
- 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-2020-7326?
CVE-2020-7326 is a medium-severity vulnerability in McAfee,LLC McAfee Active Response, published on 15 Oct 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Improperly implemented security check in McAfee Active Response (MAR) prior to 2.4.4 may allow local administrators to execute malicious code via stopping a core Windows service leaving McAfee core trust component in an inconsistent state resulting in MAR failing open rather than closed
Weakness: CWE-290
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-7326?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mcafee Active Response.
How do I fix CVE-2020-7326?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-7326 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-7326 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-7326 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in McAfee,LLC McAfee Active Response
- CVE-2020-7289 Privilege Escalation vulnerability in MAR for Windows
- CVE-2020-7290 Privilege Escalation vulnerability in MAR for Linux
- CVE-2020-7291 Privilege Escalation vulnerability MAR for Mac
- CVE-2019-3644 MWG scanners updated to address CVE-2019-9517
- CVE-2019-3643 MWG scanners updated to address CVE-2019-9511
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f9pc-9r24-4pr7.