CVE-2020-7273 is a vulnerability in McAfee Endpoint Security
Published on April 15, 2020
Autorun registry bypass
Accessing functionality not properly constrained by ACLs vulnerability in the autorun start-up protection in McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) for Windows Prior to 10.7.0 April 2020 Update allows local users to delete or rename programs in the autorun key via manipulation of some parameters.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2020-7273 can be exploited with local system access, requires user interaction and a 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 no impact on confidentiality, with no impact on integrity, and a high impact on availability.
Weakness Type
Improper Privilege Management
The software does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.
Products Associated with CVE-2020-7273
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Affected Versions
McAfee LLC McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS):- Version 10.x and below 10.7.0 April 2020 Update is affected.
Exploit Probability
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