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CVE-2020-7287: Privilege Escalation vulnerability in EDR for Linux

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2020-05-08 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-274

Description

Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee Exploit Detection and Response (EDR) for Linux prior to 3.1.0 Hotfix 1 allows a malicious script or program to perform functions that the local executing user has not been granted access to.

Affected products

• McAfee,LLC McAfee Exploit Detection and Response (EDR) for Mac: before 3.1.0; 3.1.0 — fixed in 3.1.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: McAfee,LLC McAfee Exploit Detection and Response (EDR) for Mac 3.1.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10317
• https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10317

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