CVE-2020-7291

Privilege Escalation vulnerability MAR for Mac

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Published May 8, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 7.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee Active Response (MAR) for Mac 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.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

McAfee,LLC

McAfee Active Response (MAR) for Mac

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`2.4.x`	affected	< 2.4.3 Hotfix 1

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

OR	cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:active_response::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:active_response:2.4.3:-::::::

cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-28418	Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee Active Response (MAR) for Mac 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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.251% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10317

History

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Subscriptions

Apple Macos

Mcafee Active Response

Weaknesses

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 5:23 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: trellix
Published: May 8, 2020, 12:45 PM
Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 5:23 PM
Reserved: Jan 21, 2020, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 3:24 AM

Status: Modified
Published: May 8, 2020, 1:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:24 AM

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