Vulnerability · Published Dec 9, 2020 · Assigned by trellix
CVE-2020-7337Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity incorrect permission assignment in VirusScan Enterprise (VSE) 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 0.4% (higher than 36% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 64.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource vulnerability in McAfee VirusScan Enterprise (VSE) prior to 8.8 Patch 16 allows local administrators to bypass local security protection through VSE not correctly integrating with Windows Defender Application Control via careful manipulation of the Code Integrity checks.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| McAfee, LLC | VirusScan Enterprise (VSE) | 8.8.x – through patch 15 |
Weakness: CWE-732 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10338 x_refsource_CONFIRM