VDB-154955 · CVE-2020-7291 · GCVE-0-2020-7291

McAfee Active Response up to 2.4.3 on Mac insufficient privileges

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in McAfee Active Response up to 2.4.3 on Mac and classified as problematic. This impacts an unknown function. The manipulation leads to insufficient privileges. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2020-7291. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. No exploit is available. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

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

Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee Active Response (MAR) for Mac 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 published 05/08/2020 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at kc.mcafee.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2020-7291 since 01/21/2020. The exploitation is known to be difficult. Attacking locally is a requirement. A simple authentication is necessary for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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

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Productinfo

Vendor

McAfee

Name

Active Response

Version

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.mcafee.com/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.4

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 7.8
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Exploitinginfo

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

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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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
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2020-7291 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-7291
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-154955
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/09/2020 14:45
Updated: 10/16/2020 11:48
Changes: 05/09/2020 14:45 (40), 05/09/2020 14:50 (11), 10/16/2020 11:44 (1), 10/16/2020 11:48 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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