CVE-2020-7253 (GCVE-0-2020-7253)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-03-12 10:55 – Updated: 2024-09-17 03:53
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Summary
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.
Severity ?
5.7 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-284 - Improper Access Control
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McAfee, LLC McAfee Agent (MA) Affected: 5.6.x , < 5.6.4 (custom)
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