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TI-2020-05896 Aliases CVE-2020-7291GHSA-43fm-mhm5-jf78

Privilege Escalation vulnerability MAR for Mac

Priority LOW 34CWE-274Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
Privilege escalation
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00251 16th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed McAfee Active Response (MAR) for Mac (McAfee,LLC): 2.4.3 Hotfix 1

SSVC decision points

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
McAfeeMcAfee Active Response (MAR) for Mac2.4.x to before 2.4.3 Hotfix 12.4.3 Hotfix 1Patch availableCNA
  • McAfee Active Response (MAR) for Mac VendorMcAfee Affected 2.4.x to before 2.4.3 Hotfix 1 Fixed in 2.4.3 Hotfix 1 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:active_response:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 2.4.3VulnerableMcAfee
cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:active_response:2.4.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4.3VulnerableMcAfee
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onApple
  • cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:active_response:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.4.3 Vulnerable ·McAfee
  • cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:active_response:2.4.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.3 Vulnerable ·McAfee
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Apple

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA McAfee Active Response (MAR) for Mac (McAfee,LLC) Fixed in 2.4.3 Hotfix 1

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-7291
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-43fm-mhm5-jf78

References

Other 1

  • TI-2019-02686 MWG scanners updated to address CVE-2019-9517 CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2019-02685 MWG scanners updated to address CVE-2019-9511 CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2020-05895 Privilege Escalation vulnerability in MAR for Linux CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2020-05894 Privilege Escalation vulnerability in MAR for Windows CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2020-05929 McAfee MAR - Improperly implemented security check CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.7
  • TI-2016-03385 The McAfee VirusScan Console (mcconsol.exe) in McAfee Active Response (MAR) before… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.1

Sources

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