What is CVE-2020-7253?

CVE-2020-7253 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mcafee Agent, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 5.7/10. Published 2020-03-12.

How severe is CVE-2020-7253?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.7 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Mcafee Agent

CVE-2020-7253

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.

EPSS: 0.002 (14.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Mcafee Agent
Mcafee, Llc Mcafee Agent (Ma) — versions 5.6.x

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control
CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

trellixpsirt@trellix.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-7253?: CVE-2020-7253 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mcafee Agent, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 5.7/10. Published 2020-03-12.
How severe is CVE-2020-7253?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.7 out of 10.