Auth bypass in Mcafee Endpoint Security
CVE-2020-7323
Authentication Protection Bypass vulnerability in McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) for Windows prior to 10.7.0 September 2020 Update allows physical local users to bypass the Windows lock screen via triggering certain detection events while the computer screen is locked and the McTray.exe is running with elevated privileges. This issue is timing dependent and requires physical access to the machine.
Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (23.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 24th percentile — 23.6% 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
- Mcafee Llc Endpoint Security For Windows — versions 10.7.x
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-7323?
- CVE-2020-7323 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mcafee Endpoint Security, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 6.9/10. Published 2020-09-09.
- How severe is CVE-2020-7323?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.9 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-7323 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.