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TI-2020-05860 Aliases CVE-2020-7253GHSA-c587-ph7f-xxrj

Improper access control vulnerability in McAfee Agent

Priority LOW 25CWE-284Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-284.

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00237 14th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed McAfee Agent (MA) (McAfee, LLC): 5.6.4

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
McAfeeMcAfee Agent (MA)5.6.x to before 5.6.45.6.4Patch availableCNA
  • McAfee Agent (MA) VendorMcAfee Affected 5.6.x to before 5.6.4 Fixed in 5.6.4 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.0 to before 5.5.4; 5.6.0 to before 5.6.4VulnerableMcAfee
  • cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.0 to before 5.5.4; 5.6.0 to before 5.6.4 Vulnerable ·McAfee

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA McAfee Agent (MA) (McAfee, LLC) Fixed in 5.6.4

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-7253
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c587-ph7f-xxrj

References

Other 1

  • TI-2018-04930 Remote Logging functionality had a use after free vulnerability in McAfee Agent CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2019-01190 0-byte record padding oracle CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9
  • TI-2021-00984 Cisco DNA Center Cross-Site Request Forgery Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2022-00107 Privilege escalation vulnerability in McAfee Agent CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2022-01144 SQL injection vulnerability in McAfee Agent's ePO extension CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2022-02136 DLL high jacking in Trellix Agent CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
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