Privilege escalation in Mcafee Endpoint Security
CVE-2020-7259
Exploitation of Privilege/Trust vulnerability in file in McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) Prior to 10.7.0 February 2020 Update allows local users to bypass local security protection via a carefully crafted input file
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.6 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (14.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 15th percentile — 14.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · 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-2020-7259?
- CVE-2020-7259 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mcafee Endpoint Security, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 6.6/10. Published 2020-04-15.
- How severe is CVE-2020-7259?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.6 out of 10.