Vulnerability Details : CVE-2020-7274
Privilege escalation vulnerability in McTray.exe in McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) for Windows Prior to 10.7.0 April 2020 Update allows local users to spawn unrelated processes with elevated privileges via the system administrator granting McTray.exe elevated privileges (by default it runs with the current user's privileges).
Vulnerability category: Gain privilege
Products affected by CVE-2020-7274
- 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-2020-7274
0.04%
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-2020-7274
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4.6
|
MEDIUM | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
3.9
|
6.4
|
NIST | |
|
7.8
|
HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
1.8
|
5.9
|
NIST | |
|
6.6
|
MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:L |
0.8
|
5.3
|
McAfee (DEFUNCT) |
CWE ids for CVE-2020-7274
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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)
- psirt@mcafee.com (Secondary)
References for CVE-2020-7274
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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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