CVE-2020-7314
High
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.
SeverityHigh
CVSS8.2
Exploit probability—
ProductMcafee Agent
PublishedSep 10, 2020
First seenSep 10, 2020
Weakness typeCWE-732CWE-732
How to fix
Update
- mcafee mcafee_agent5.6.6 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| mcafee mcafee_agent | v < 5.6.6 | 5.6.6 |
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