Privilege escalation in Mcafee Active Response
CVE-2020-7289
Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee Active Response (MAR) for Windows 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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (25.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 26th percentile — 25.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Mcafee Active Response — versions 2.4.3
- Mcafee,llc Mcafee Active Response (Mar) For Windows — versions 2.4.x
- Microsoft Windows
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-7289?
- CVE-2020-7289 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mcafee Active Response, classified under Improper Handling of Insufficient Privileges. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-05-08.
- How severe is CVE-2020-7289?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.