5.7

CVE-2020-7253: mcafee, llc mcafee agent (ma) Improper Access Control

CVSS: 5.7v3.1MediumModified
Published 12-03-2020Last modified 17-09-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2020-7253 is a medium (CVSS 5.7) Improper Access Control vulnerability in mcafee, llc mcafee agent (ma). EPSS estimates a 0.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 13.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
23/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.7/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.24%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 12-03-2020
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 17-09-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.24%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

14%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.24% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
0.24%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Mcafee1 product
  • agent≥ 5.5.0, < 5.5.4 | ≥ 5.6.0, < 5.6.4
Mcafee, llc1 product

2 vendors · 2 products

References

1 links