CVE-2020-7314— Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee DXL for Mac
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2020-7314
Vulnerability Information
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Vulnerability Title
Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee DXL for Mac
Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
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.
Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
关键资源的不正确权限授予
Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Title
McAfee Agent 安全漏洞
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
McAfee Agent（MA）是美国迈克菲（McAfee）公司的一套提供了ePolicy Orchestrator（杀毒软件管理平台）与被管理产品之间的安全通信的客户端组件。 McAfee Agent 中存在安全漏洞。攻击者可利用该漏洞使用允许本地用户通过对临时文件应用不正确的权限以root用户身份运行命令。
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions | CPE | Subscribe |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| McAfee LLC | McAfee DXL for Mac shipped with MA | 5.6.x ~ 5.6.6 | - |
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- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10325x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-7314
Same Patch Batch · McAfee LLC · 2020-09-10 · 4 CVEs total
| CVE-2020-7311 | 7.8 HIGH | Privilege Escalation vulnerability in MA for Windows |
| CVE-2020-7312 | 7.8 HIGH | DLL Search Order Hijacking in MA for Windows |
| CVE-2020-7315 | 6.0 MEDIUM | DLL Injection vulnerability in MA for Windows |
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