Vulnerability Details : CVE-2020-7268

Path Traversal vulnerability in McAfee McAfee Email Gateway (MEG) prior to 7.6.406 allows remote attackers to traverse the file system to access files or directories that are outside of the restricted directory via external input to construct a path name that should be within a restricted directory.
Published 2020-09-16 02:15:13
Updated 2022-01-06 14:19:11
Source McAfee (DEFUNCT)
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: Directory traversal

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-7268

EPSS FAQ
0.10%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 41 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2020-7268

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
4.0
 MEDIUM AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
8.0
2.9
 NIST
4.3
 MEDIUM CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
2.8
1.4
 NIST
4.3
 MEDIUM CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
2.8
1.4
 McAfee (DEFUNCT)

CWE ids for CVE-2020-7268

  • The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.
    Assigned by:
    • nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
    • psirt@mcafee.com (Secondary)

References for CVE-2020-7268

Products affected by CVE-2020-7268

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