CVE-2020-7255

low-risk
Published 2020-04-15

Privilege escalation vulnerability in the administrative user interface in McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) for Windows prior to 10.7.0 February 2020 Update allows local users to gain elevated privileges via ENS not checking user permissions when editing configuration in the ENS client interface. Administrators can lock the ENS client interface through ePO to prevent users being able to edit the configuration.

Do I need to act?

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0.08% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 3.9/10 Low
LOCAL / HIGH complexity

Affected Vendors

24
/ 100
low-risk
Severity 10/34 · Low
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 14/34 · Moderate