CVE-2020-7259 is a vulnerability in McAfee Endpoint Security
Published on April 15, 2020
Unsigned executable vulnerability in ENS can be used to bypass intended self-protection rules
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
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2020-7259 can be exploited with local system access, requires user interaction and a small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is consided to have a high level of attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a small impact on confidentiality, a high impact on integrity, and a small impact on availability.
Weakness Type
Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
Weaknesses in this category are related to the management of permissions, privileges, and other security features that are used to perform access control.
Products Associated with CVE-2020-7259
Want to know whenever a new CVE is published for McAfee Endpoint Security? stack.watch will email you.
Affected Versions
McAfee LLC McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS):- Version 10.x and below 10.7.0 April 2020 Update is affected.
Exploit Probability
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.