CVE-2020-7290

Local privilege escalation through undisclosed privilege handling

Published May 8, 2020 · Updated Sep 17, 2024

Privilege escalation in McAfee Active Response for Linux before 2.4.3 Hotfix 1 allows local users to perform unauthorized functions. Trellix identifies improper handling of insufficient privileges but has not published the faulty file, function, or operation. Exploitation requires a low-privileged local execution context and can cross a privilege boundary with confidentiality, integrity, and availability consequences.

CVSS severity7.8
High
EPSS probability0.25%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Privilege escalation in McAfee Active Response for Linux before 2.4.3 Hotfix 1 allows local users to perform unauthorized functions. Trellix identifies improper handling of insufficient privileges but has not published the faulty file, function, or operation. Exploitation requires a low-privileged local execution context and can cross a privilege boundary with confidentiality, integrity, and availability consequences.

The record

CVE
CVE-2020-7290
Published
May 8, 2020
Updated
Sep 17, 2024
Vendor
McAfee
Product
McAfee Active Response
Classifications
CWE-269, CWE-274, T1068
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 8, 2020CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 17, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=2.4.x <2.4.3 Hotfix 1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

McAfee · McAfee Active Responseversion=2.4.x <2.4.3 Hotfix 1

Published CVSS scores

7.8NISTCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.8TrellixCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
4.6NISTAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-269Improper Privilege Management
CWE-274Improper Handling of Insufficient Privileges
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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