CVE-2020-7314 HIGH

CVE-2020-7314: Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee DXL for Mac

Vendor Mcafee Llc
Product McAfee DXL for Mac shipped with MA
Weakness CWE-732
Published September 10, 2020
Last update September 17, 2024
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CVSS base score

8.2/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction Required
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

September 10, 2020 CVE published
September 17, 2024 Record updated