Privilege escalation in Mcafee Endpoint Security
CVE-2020-7273
Accessing functionality not properly constrained by ACLs vulnerability in the autorun start-up protection in McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) for Windows Prior to 10.7.0 April 2020 Update allows local users to delete or rename programs in the autorun key via manipulation of some parameters.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
EPSS: 0.002 (16.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:H.
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
- trellixpsirt@trellix.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-7273?
- CVE-2020-7273 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mcafee Endpoint Security, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2020-04-15.
- How severe is CVE-2020-7273?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.