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CVE-2020-7314

Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee DXL for Mac

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: September 10, 2020 at 09:50 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:24 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorMcAfee Agent

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%

Description

Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in the installer in McAfee Data Exchange Layer (DXL) Client for Mac shipped with McAfee Agent (MA) for Mac prior to MA 5.6.6 allows local users to run commands as root via incorrectly applied permissions on temporary files.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

McAfee Agent· McAfee
95%
v < 5.6.65.6.x ≤ v < 5.6.65.6.x
Affected range stops below 5.6.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (1)

x_refsource_CONFIRM
Source: [email protected]
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10325

CVSS

7.8HIGH[email protected]
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-732

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