CVE-2020-7312 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

DLL Search Order Hijacking Vulnerability in the installer in McAfee Agent (MA) for Windows prior to 5.6.6 allows local users to execute arbitrary code and escalate privileges via execution from a compromised folder.

Published: 2020-09-10

Score: 7.8 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

McAfee LLC

MA for Windows

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`5.6.x`	affected	< 5.6.6

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:mcafee_agent:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-28439	DLL Search Order Hijacking Vulnerability in the installer in McAfee Agent (MA) for Windows prior to 5.6.6 allows local users to execute arbitrary code and escalate privileges via execution from a compromised folder.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00051.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10325

History

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Subscriptions

Mcafee Mcafee Agent

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: trellix

Published: 2020-09-10T09:45:15.974Z

Updated: 2024-09-17T02:31:47.777Z

Reserved: 2020-01-21T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2020-7312

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-09-10T10:15:11.093

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:37:02.617

Link: CVE-2020-7312

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-427

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