Arbitrary code execution via unrestricted sudo access
Published Mar 12, 2020 · Updated Sep 16, 2024
Privilege escalation in McAfee Advanced Threat Defense 4.x before 4.8.2 allows local users to execute arbitrary code through the CLI. The command-line interface applies improper access controls to the sudo command, permitting a low-privileged account to invoke commands beyond its authorization. Local low-privileged CLI access is required; successful exploitation crosses the privilege boundary and can alter data or interrupt the appliance.
Summary
What happened
Privilege escalation in McAfee Advanced Threat Defense 4.x before 4.8.2 allows local users to execute arbitrary code through the CLI. The command-line interface applies improper access controls to the sudo command, permitting a low-privileged account to invoke commands beyond its authorization. Local low-privileged CLI access is required; successful exploitation crosses the privilege boundary and can alter data or interrupt the appliance.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2020-7254
- Published
- Mar 12, 2020
- Updated
- Sep 16, 2024
- Vendor
- McAfee
- Product
- McAfee Advanced Threat Defense
- Classifications
- CWE-264, CWE-269, T1548.003
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Mar 12, 2020CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Sep 16, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=4.x <4.8.2
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