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.

Published 2020-03-12 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (13.2th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 13th percentile — 13.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

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

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index

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.