CVE-2020-7260

Local code execution via installer DLL sideloading

Published Mar 26, 2020 · Updated Sep 17, 2024

DLL side loading in the McAfee Application and Change Control installer before 8.3 allows local users to execute arbitrary code. When launched from a compromised folder, the installer searches for and loads a DLL from that untrusted location instead of a trusted system path. Execution requires local access and control of the launch folder; the public advisory does not identify the DLL name or the installer process privilege level.

CVSS severity7.3
High
EPSS probability0.41%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

DLL side loading in the McAfee Application and Change Control installer before 8.3 allows local users to execute arbitrary code. When launched from a compromised folder, the installer searches for and loads a DLL from that untrusted location instead of a trusted system path. Execution requires local access and control of the launch folder; the public advisory does not identify the DLL name or the installer process privilege level.

The record

CVE
CVE-2020-7260
Published
Mar 26, 2020
Updated
Sep 17, 2024
Vendor
McAfee
Product
McAfee Application and Change Control
Classifications
CWE-264, CWE-426, T1574.002
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 26, 2020CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 17, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=8.2.x <8.2.6
  2. Affected versionversion=8.x <8.3

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

McAfee · McAfee Application and Change Controlversion=8.2.x <8.2.6; version=8.x <8.3

Published CVSS scores

7.3TrellixCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H
4.4NIST NVDAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
7.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-264Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
CWE-426Untrusted Search Path
T1574.002DLL Side-Loading

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