Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This issue weakens a security control meant to prevent unauthorized file changes and program execution. On affected Linux systems, an authenticated user may alter trusted binaries and run binaries under specific conditions, undermining application whitelisting. Public severity and scoring are not provided in the source bundle.
Executive priority
Treat this as a focused but important security-control bypass. It is most urgent for servers where many users authenticate or where application whitelisting is relied on for regulatory, production, or high-integrity environments.
Technical view
CVE-2013-7460 affects McAfee, later Intel Security, Application Control for Linux 6.1.0 and earlier. The reported flaw is a write protection and execution bypass involving binaries in the Application Control whitelist. The source bundle does not include CVSS, CWE mapping, detailed prerequisites, or a named fixed version.
Likely exposure
Exposure appears limited to Linux hosts running McAfee or Intel Security Application Control 6.1.0 or earlier. Risk is higher where authenticated users have shell or interactive access and the organization relies on Application Control as a key integrity or execution-control layer.
Exploitation context
The source states the attacker is an authenticated user. CISA KEV status is false in the bundle, and no provided source states active exploitation. Public exploitability details are incomplete, so exploitation likelihood cannot be assessed from this bundle alone.
Researcher notes
The public bundle is sparse: no CVSS vector, CWE, detailed affected build matrix, fixed version, or exploitation evidence is provided. Analysis should remain bounded to authenticated bypass of write protection and execution controls in MAC for Linux 6.1.0 and earlier.
Mitigation direction
- Review McAfee SB10054 for vendor-supported remediation guidance.
- Inventory Linux systems running Application Control 6.1.0 or earlier.
- Prioritize upgrade or vendor-recommended remediation for exposed multi-user systems.
- Restrict authenticated access to affected hosts until remediated.
- Monitor whitelisted binaries for unexpected changes.
Validation and detection
- Confirm installed Application Control versions on Linux hosts.
- Identify systems at version 6.1.0 or earlier.
- Review integrity history for whitelisted binaries.
- Check authentication and change logs for unusual activity.
- Verify remediation status against McAfee SB10054.
Public sources used
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- CVSS
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- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10054CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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