What is CVE-2020-7311?

CVE-2020-7311 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mcafee Agent, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-09-10.

How severe is CVE-2020-7311?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2020-7311 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Privilege escalation in Mcafee Agent

CVE-2020-7311

Privilege Escalation vulnerability in the installer in McAfee Agent (MA) for Windows prior to 5.6.6 allows local users to assume SYSTEM rights during the installation of MA via manipulation of log files.

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

EPSS: 0.003 (20.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Mcafee Mcafee_agent
Mcafee Llc Ma For Windows — versions 5.6.x

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

Public proof-of-concept exploits

404notf0und/CVE-Flow

References

trellixpsirt@trellix.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-7311?: CVE-2020-7311 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mcafee Agent, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-09-10.
How severe is CVE-2020-7311?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-7311 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.