CVE-2020-7278 is a vulnerability in McAfee Endpoint Security
Published on April 15, 2020
McAfee firewall rules not enforced correctly
Exploiting incorrectly configured access control security levels vulnerability in ENS Firewall in McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) for Windows prior to 10.7.0 April 2020 and 10.6.1 April 2020 updates allows remote attackers and local users to allow or block unauthorized traffic via pre-existing rules not being handled correctly when updating to the February 2020 updates.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2020-7278 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 be low. considered to have a small impact on confidentiality and integrity and availability.
Weakness Type
What is an Authorization Vulnerability?
The software does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor.
CVE-2020-7278 has been classified to as an Authorization vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2020-7278
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Affected Versions
McAfee LLC McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS):- Version 10.7.x and below 10.7.0 April 2020 Update is affected.
- Version 10.6.x and below 10.6.1 April 2020 Update is affected.
Exploit Probability
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