DLL Search Order Hijacking in MA for Windows
CVE-2020-7312

7.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Mcafee Llc

Status
Ma For Windows
Vendor
CVE Published:
9 September 2020

What is CVE-2020-7312?

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.

Affected Version(s)

MA for Windows 5.6.x < 5.6.6

References

https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB1...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

McAfee credits Andrew Hess (any1) for responsibly reporting this flaw.
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