7.8
HIGH
CVE-2020-7254
McAfee Advanced Threat Defense (ATD) Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description

Privilege Escalation vulnerability in the command line interface in McAfee Advanced Threat Defense (ATD) 4.x prior to 4.8.2 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via improper access controls on the sudo command.

INFO

Published Date :

March 12, 2020, 11:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 3:25 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-7254 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Mcafee advanced_threat_defense
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2020-7254.

URL Resource
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10311

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2020-7254 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-7254 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Source Update by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Source McAfee (DEFUNCT) Trellix
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Trellix https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10311 [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference McAfee (DEFUNCT) https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10311
    Added CWE Trellix CWE-264
    Added CWE Trellix CWE-269
    Removed CWE McAfee (DEFUNCT) CWE-264
    Removed CWE McAfee (DEFUNCT) CWE-269
    Removed CVSS V3.1 McAfee (DEFUNCT) AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 Trellix AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:H
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 17, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10311 No Types Assigned https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10311 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-269
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:advanced_threat_defense:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.0 up to (excluding) 4.8.2
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2020-7254 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2020-7254 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.05635

percentile

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