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CVE-2020-7315: DLL Injection vulnerability in MA for Windows

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.7 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% 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-426

Description

DLL Injection Vulnerability in McAfee Agent (MA) for Windows prior to 5.6.6 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via careful placement of a malicious DLL.

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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