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McAfee Agent: CVE-2020-7279: Mcafee agent and host intrusion prevention update addresses dll search order hijacking vulnerability (SB10320)

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McAfee Agent: CVE-2020-7279: Mcafee agent and host intrusion prevention update addresses dll search order hijacking vulnerability (SB10320)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
06/10/2020
Created
08/12/2020
Added
08/11/2020
Modified
08/11/2020

Description

DLL Search Order Hijacking Vulnerability in the installer component of McAfee Host Intrusion Prevention System (Host IPS) for Windows prior to 8.0.0 Patch 15 Update allows attackers with local access to execute arbitrary code via execution from a compromised folder.

Solution(s)

  • mcafee-agent-upgrade-5-5-4-266
  • mcafee-agent-upgrade-5-6-4-151

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