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Status published
High
CVE-2020-7314
Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee DXL for Mac
Vulnerability Description
Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in the installer in McAfee Data Exchange Layer (DXL) Client for Mac shipped with McAfee Agent (MA) for Mac prior to MA 5.6.6 allows local users to run commands as root via incorrectly applied permissions on temporary files.
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 Lockheed Martin Red Team for responsibly reporting this flaw.
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Affected Vendor
McAfee LLC
View all reports →Affected Software
McAfee DXL for Mac shipped with MA
Vulnerable Versions:
5.6.x
Timeline
Official Publish:
September 10th, 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:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H