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

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

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.