MA for Windows update addresses weak directory permissions
21Vexday Risk Score
No sign of exploitation. No public exploitation artifact known so far.
ssvc Trackcvss 7.2epss 0.3%
exploitation probability
0.3%top 75% of all CVEs
observed exploitation
nono source reports it
Privilege escalation vulnerability in McAfee Agent (MA) before 5.6.1 HF3, allows local administrator users to potentially disable some McAfee processes by manipulating the MA directory control and placing a carefully constructed file in the MA directory.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products
McAfee, LLC · McAfee Agent (MA)