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.
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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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (12.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 13th percentile — 12.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Mcafee Endpoint Security — versions 10.5.0, 10.5.1, 10.5.2
- Mcafee Llc Endpoint Security (Ens) — versions 10.x
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.