McAfee Active Response up to 2.4.3 on Windows insufficient privileges

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in McAfee Active Response up to 2.4.3 on Windows. The impacted element is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in insufficient privileges. This vulnerability was named CVE-2020-7289. The attack needs to be approached locally. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in McAfee Active Response up to 2.4.3 on Windows. This affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a insufficient privileges vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-274. The product does not handle or incorrectly handles when it has insufficient privileges to perform an operation, leading to resultant weaknesses. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee Active Response (MAR) for Windows prior to 2.4.3 Hotfix 1 allows a malicious script or program to perform functions that the local executing user has not been granted access to.

The weakness was presented 05/08/2020 (Website). The advisory is shared at kc.mcafee.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2020-7289 since 01/21/2020. The exploitability is told to be difficult. An attack has to be approached locally. The successful exploitation needs a authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

Applying the patch 2.4.3 Hotfix 1 is able to eliminate this problem.

See VDB-154949, VDB-154950, VDB-154951 and VDB-154952 for similar entries. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Insufficient privileges
CWE: CWE-274 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Patch: 2.4.3 Hotfix 1

Timelineinfo

01/21/2020 🔍
05/08/2020 +108 days 🔍
05/09/2020 +1 days 🔍
10/16/2020 +160 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mcafee.com

Advisory: kc.mcafee.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2020-7289 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-7289
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-154953
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/09/2020 14:45
Updated: 10/16/2020 11:28
Changes: 05/09/2020 14:45 (40), 05/09/2020 14:50 (11), 10/16/2020 11:23 (1), 10/16/2020 11:28 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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