Is CVE-2020-7312 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2020-7312 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2020-7312?

CVE-2020-7312 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2020-7312?

CVE-2020-7312 has an EPSS score of 0.35% (27th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2020-7312?

Upgrade mcafee agent to 5.6.6 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2020-7312

HIGH

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

DLL Search Order Hijacking Vulnerability in the installer in McAfee Agent (MA) for Windows prior to 5.6.6 allows local users to execute arbitrary code and escalate privileges via execution from a compromised folder.

CWE-427

How to fix

Remediation Available

mcafee agentNVD

Affected:< 5.6.6Fixed in:5.6.6CVE-2020-7312derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.35%probability of exploitation in 30 days

27thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 27% of all known CVEs.

References

Other references1

kc.mcafee.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-427 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2020-27955	Critical	9.8	83%	-	-
CVE-2017-6517	Critical	9.8	46%	-	-
CVE-2020-3153	Medium	6.5	28%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2024-48990	High	7.8	20%	-	Fix
CVE-2019-9491	High	7.8	13%	-	-
CVE-2020-3433	High	7.8	10%	KEV + Ransom	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.