What is CVE-2020-7293?

CVE-2020-7293 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Mcafee Web Gateway (Mwg), classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.0/10. Published 2020-09-15.

How severe is CVE-2020-7293?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.0 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Mcafee Web Gateway (Mwg)

CVE-2020-7293

Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee Web Gateway (MWG) prior to 9.2.1 allows authenticated user interface user with low permissions to change the system's root password via improper access controls in the user interface.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.007 (46.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.0 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Mcafee Web Gateway (Mwg) — versions unspecified
Mcafee Web_gateway

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

trellixpsirt@trellix.com (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-7293?: CVE-2020-7293 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Mcafee Web Gateway (Mwg), classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.0/10. Published 2020-09-15.
How severe is CVE-2020-7293?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.0 out of 10.