Improper privilege assignment vulnerability in the installer component of MACC

published 2020-10-15 6y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2020-28461

cvss: 7.7; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.3%; EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 21%
public exploits: 0; none known

Improper privilege assignment vulnerability in the installer McAfee Application and Change Control (MACC) prior to 8.3.2 allows local administrators to change or update the configuration settings via a carefully constructed MSI configured to mimic the genuine installer. This version adds further controls for installation/uninstallation of software.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

McAfee,LLC McAfee Application and Change Control (MACC) 8.3.2

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Exploit prediction

0.29% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 21% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	7.7	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	3.1	8.2	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	2.0	4.6	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

McAfee,LLC McAfee Application and Change Control (MACC)

Classification

Weakness

CWE-266 Incorrect Privilege Assignment
CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management

References

kc.mcafee.com /corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10333

Sources

CVE List CVE-2020-7334
NVD CVE-2020-7334

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