CVE-2020-7263 is a vulnerability in McAfee Endpoint Security
Published on April 1, 2020
ENS configuration can be edited by attacker with local administrator permissions
Improper access control vulnerability in ESconfigTool.exe in McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) for Windows all current versions allows local administrator to alter ENS configuration up to and including disabling all protection offered by ENS via insecurely implemented encryption of configuration for export and import.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2020-7263 can be exploited with local system access, requires user interaction and user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.
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-2020-7263
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Affected Versions
McAfee, LLC Endpoint Security (ENS) for Window:- Version 10.7.x, <= ENS 10.7.0 July 2020 Update is affected.
- Version 10.6.x, <= ENS 10.6.1 July 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.