CVE-2020-7253 is a vulnerability in McAfee Agent
Published on March 12, 2020
Improper access control vulnerability in McAfee Agent
Improper access control vulnerability in masvc.exe in McAfee Agent (MA) prior to 5.6.4 allows local users with administrator privileges to disable self-protection via a McAfee supplied command-line utility.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2020-7253 can be exploited with local system access, and requires user privileges. This vulnerability is consided to have a high level of attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality, a high impact on integrity and availability.
Weakness Type
What is an Authorization Vulnerability?
The software does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor.
CVE-2020-7253 has been classified to as an Authorization vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2020-7253
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Affected Versions
McAfee, LLC McAfee Agent (MA):- Version 5.6.x and below 5.6.4 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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