CVE-2020-7343

5.5 mediumEPSS 0.4%

Medium (5.5) in mcafee agent. EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Missing Authorization vulnerability in McAfee Agent (MA) for Windows prior to 5.7.1 allows local users to block McAfee product updates by manipulating a directory used by MA for temporary files. The product would continue to function with out-of-date detection files.

Severity

CVSS 3.1

5.5 medium

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 29% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-862
Published: 2021-01-18
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

mcafee:agent

References

https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10343
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10343

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