CVE-2020-7315

DLL Injection vulnerability in MA for Windows

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Published Sep 10, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 6 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

DLL Injection Vulnerability in McAfee Agent (MA) for Windows prior to 5.6.6 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via careful placement of a malicious DLL.

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

MA for Windows

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`5.6.x`	affected	< 5.6.6

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:mcafee_agent:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*

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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-2020-28442	DLL Injection Vulnerability in McAfee Agent (MA) for Windows prior to 5.6.6 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via careful placement of a malicious DLL.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

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% (0.467% 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

Sep 16, 2024 9:00 PM Title updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Title	DLL Injection vulnerability in MA for Windows	DLL Injection vulnerability in MA for Windows

Subscriptions

Mcafee Mcafee Agent

Weaknesses

CWE-426

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 8:51 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: trellix
Published: Sep 10, 2020, 9:55 AM
Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 8:51 PM
Reserved: Jan 21, 2020, 12:00 AM

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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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