CVE-2020-7343

MEDIUM

McAfee Agent < 5.7.1 - Missing Authorization for Update Blocking via Temporary Directory Manipulation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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 The product would continue to function with out-of-date detection files.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Broken Link, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10343

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0015
EPSS Percentile 35.1%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-862
Status published
Products (1)
mcafee/agent < 5.7.1
Published Jan 18, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026