Vulnerability Details : CVE-2020-7255
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.
Vulnerability category: Gain privilege
Products affected by CVE-2020-7255
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:endpoint_security:10.5.0:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:endpoint_security:10.5.1:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:endpoint_security:10.5.2:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:endpoint_security:10.5.3:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:endpoint_security:10.5.4:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:endpoint_security:10.5.5:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:endpoint_security:10.6.0:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-7255
0.03%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 6 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2020-7255
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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3.6
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LOW | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P |
3.9
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4.9
|
NIST | |
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4.4
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L |
1.8
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2.5
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NIST | |
|
3.9
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LOW | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L |
0.8
|
2.7
|
McAfee (DEFUNCT) |
CWE ids for CVE-2020-7255
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Assigned by: psirt@mcafee.com (Secondary)
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The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2020-7255
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https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10309
McAfee Security Bulletin - Endpoint Security for Windows update fixes multiple vulnerabilities (CVE-2020-7250, CVE-2020-7255, CVE-2020-7257, CVE-2020-7259, CVE-2020-7261, CVE-2020-7273, CVE-2020-7274,Vendor Advisory
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