CVE-2020-7255 (GCVE-0-2020-7255)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-04-15 12:45 – Updated: 2024-09-16 22:01
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Summary
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.
Severity ?
3.9 (Low)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L
CWE
  • CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
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References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
McAfee LLC McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) Affected: 10.x , < 10.7.0 April 2020 Update (custom)
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Credits
McAfee  credits  Lockheed Martin Red Team for   reporting this flaw
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