CVE-2020-7275 is a vulnerability in McAfee Endpoint Security
Published on April 15, 2020
Unquoted service paths for some McAfee ENS files
Accessing, modifying or executing executable files vulnerability in the uninstaller in McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) for Windows Prior to 10.7.0 April 2020 Update allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a carefully crafted input file.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2020-7275 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 be low. considered to have a small impact on confidentiality and integrity and availability.
Weakness Type
Unquoted Search Path or Element
The product uses a search path that contains an unquoted element, in which the element contains whitespace or other separators. This can cause the product to access resources in a parent path. If a malicious individual has access to the file system, it is possible to elevate privileges by inserting such a file as "C:\Program.exe" to be run by a privileged program making use of WinExec.
Products Associated with CVE-2020-7275
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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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