CVE-2020-7314

Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee DXL for Mac

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Published Sep 10, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 8.2 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

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.

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 DXL for Mac shipped with MA

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`5.6.x`	affected	< 5.6.6

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:mcafee_agent:*:*:*:*:*:macos:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-28441	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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.355% 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=SB10325

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Mcafee Mcafee Agent

Weaknesses

CWE-732

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 17, 2024, 12:16 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: trellix
Published: Sep 10, 2020, 9:50 AM
Updated: Sep 17, 2024, 12:16 AM
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: Sep 10, 2020, 10:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:24 AM

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