CVE-2020-7312 describes a DLL Search Order Hijacking vulnerability in the installer for McAfee Agent (MA) for Windows versions prior to 5.6.6. This flaw allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code and escalate privileges by placing a malicious DLL in a compromised folder from which the installer is run. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), the vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires local user access, but can lead to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 5.6.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:mcafee_agent:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.