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CVE-2020-7311: Privilege Escalation vulnerability in MA for Windows

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.0 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: 2020-09-10 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-269

Description

Privilege Escalation vulnerability in the installer in McAfee Agent (MA) for Windows prior to 5.6.6 allows local users to assume SYSTEM rights during the installation of MA via manipulation of log files.

Affected products

• Intel McAfee Agent: before 5.6.6 — fixed in 5.6.6

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Intel McAfee Agent 5.6.6. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10325
• https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10325

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