MACC installer DLL side loading

published 2020-03-26 6y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2020-28387

cvss: 7.3; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.4%; EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 35%
public exploits: 0; none known

DLL Side Loading vulnerability in the installer for McAfee Application and Change Control (MACC) prior to 8.3 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via execution from a compromised folder.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

McAfee, LLC Mcafee Application and Change Control (MACC) 8.2.6, 8.3

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Exploit prediction

0.41% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 35% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	7.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H
NVD	3.1	7.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	2.0	4.4	AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

McAfee, LLC Mcafee Application and Change Control (MACC)

Classification

Weakness

CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
CWE-426 Untrusted Search Path

References

kc.mcafee.com /corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10313

Sources

CVE List CVE-2020-7260
NVD CVE-2020-7260

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