CVE-2020-7260 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2020-7260

MACC installer DLL side loading

Vulnerability Description

DLL Side Loading vulnerability in the installer for McAfee Application and Change Control (MACC) prior to 8.3 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via execution from a compromised folder.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • McAfee credits Pierre-Alexandre Braeken twitter: @pabraeken for responsibly disclosing this vulnerability to McAfee.

Affected Vendor

McAfee, LLC

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Affected Software

Mcafee Application and Change Control (MACC)
Vulnerable Versions:
8.x, 8.2.x

Timeline

Official Publish: March 26th, 2020
Last Modified: September 17th, 2024
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)