Privilege escalation in Mcafee Endpoint Security

CVE-2020-7255

Privilege escalation vulnerability in the administrative user interface in McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) for Windows prior to 10.7.0 February 2020 Update allows local users to gain elevated privileges via ENS not checking user permissions when editing configuration in the ENS client interface. Administrators can lock the ENS client interface through ePO to prevent users being able to edit the configuration.

EPSS: 0.002 (14.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.9 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-7255?
CVE-2020-7255 is a low-severity vulnerability in Mcafee Endpoint Security, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 3.9/10. Published 2020-04-15.
How severe is CVE-2020-7255?
Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.9 out of 10.