Auth bypass in Mcafee Endpoint Security

CVE-2020-7251

Improper access control vulnerability in Configuration Tool in McAfee Mcafee Endpoint Security (ENS) Prior to 10.6.1 February 2020 Update allows local users to disable security features via unauthorised use of the configuration tool from older versions of ENS.

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (10.7th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 11th percentile — 10.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2020-7251: held from 0.002 to 0.002.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-7251?
CVE-2020-7251 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mcafee Endpoint Security, classified under CWE-358. CVSS score: 5.0/10. Published 2020-02-14.
How severe is CVE-2020-7251?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.0 out of 10.