What is CVE-2020-7343?

CVE-2020-7343 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mcafee Agent, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2021-01-18.

How severe is CVE-2020-7343?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Mcafee Agent

CVE-2020-7343

Missing Authorization vulnerability in McAfee Agent (MA) for Windows prior to 5.7.1 allows local users to block McAfee product updates by manipulating a directory used by MA for temporary files. The product would continue to function with out-of-date detection files.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

Published 2021-01-18 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (26.6th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 27th percentile — 26.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Mcafee Agent
Mcafee, Llc Mcafee Agent — versions 5.7.x

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

References

kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index (Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-7343?: CVE-2020-7343 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mcafee Agent, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2021-01-18.
How severe is CVE-2020-7343?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.