mcafee web-gateway CVE-2020-7296 is a vulnerability in McAfee Web Gateway
Published on September 15, 2020

Web Gateway (MWG) - Privilege Escalation vulnerability
Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee Web Gateway (MWG) prior to 9.2.1 allows authenticated user interface user to access protected configuration files via improper access control in the user interface.

NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

Attack Vector:
ADJACENT_NETWORK
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
LOW
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
NONE
Availability Impact:
NONE

Weakness Type

What is an authentification Vulnerability?

When an actor claims to have a given identity, the software does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.

CVE-2020-7296 has been classified to as an authentification vulnerability or weakness.


Products Associated with CVE-2020-7296

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Affected Versions

McAfee Web Gateway (MWG):

Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.09%
Percentile
25.09%

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.