CVE-2020-7343

Improper Authorization vulnerability in MA

State: Published
Severity: 5.5 Medium
Published: Jan 18, 2021
Updated: Sep 17, 2024
Reserved: Jan 21, 2020

Description

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 The product would continue to function with out-of-date detection files.

Scores

CVSS	Score	Vector	Source
3.1	5.5 Medium	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H	trellix

Weaknesses

CWE-862 Missing Authorization

Affected Products

Product	Versions
McAfee AgentMcAfee, LLC	5.7.x to before 5.7.1Affected

References

https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10343

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