CVE-2020-7290 HIGH

CVE-2020-7290: Privilege Escalation vulnerability in MAR for Linux

Vendor Mcafee,Llc
Product McAfee Active Response (MAR) for Linux
Weakness CWE-274
Published May 8, 2020
Last update September 17, 2024

CVSS base score

7.8/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity High
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee Active Response (MAR) for Linux prior to 2.4.3 Hotfix 1 allows a malicious script or program to perform functions that the local executing user has not been granted access to.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

May 8, 2020 CVE published
September 17, 2024 Record updated