CVE-2020-7312

HIGH

McAfee Agent < 5.6.6 - DLL Search Order Hijacking via Installer

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

DLL Search Order Hijacking Vulnerability in the installer in McAfee Agent (MA) for Windows prior to 5.6.6 allows local users to execute arbitrary code and escalate privileges via execution from a compromised folder.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0005
EPSS Percentile 16.2%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-427
Status published
Products (1)
mcafee/mcafee_agent < 5.6.6
Published Sep 10, 2020
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026