CVE-2020-7268 is a vulnerability in McAfee Email Gateway
Published on September 16, 2020
McAfee Email Gateway (MEG) - Path Traversal vulnerability
Path Traversal vulnerability in McAfee McAfee Email Gateway (MEG) prior to 7.6.406 allows remote attackers to traverse the file system to access files or directories that are outside of the restricted directory via external input to construct a path name that should be within a restricted directory.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2020-7268 is exploitable with network access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a small impact on confidentiality, a small impact on integrity and availability.
Weakness Type
What is a Directory traversal Vulnerability?
The software uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the software does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.
CVE-2020-7268 has been classified to as a Directory traversal vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2020-7268
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Affected Versions
McAfee Email Gateway (MEG):- Version unspecified and below 7.6.406 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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