Vulnerability · Published Apr 1, 2020 · Assigned by trellix

CVE-2020-7263ENS configuration can be edited by attacker with local administrator permissions

Medium 6.5

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in Endpoint Security (ENS) for Window from McAfee, LLC. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 6% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 93.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Improper access control vulnerability in ESconfigTool.exe in McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) for Windows all current versions allows local administrator to alter ENS configuration up to and including disabling all protection offered by ENS via insecurely implemented encryption of configuration for export and import.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
McAfee, LLC Endpoint Security (ENS) for Window 10.7.x – through ENS 10.7.0 July 2020 Update10.6.x – through ENS 10.6.1 July 2020 Update

Weakness: CWE-264 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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