Web Gateway (MWG) - Privilege Escalation vulnerability
CVE-2020-7293

9CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor

Mcafee
Status
Mcafee Web Gateway (mwg)
Vendor
CVE Published:
15 September 2020

What is CVE-2020-7293?

Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee Web Gateway (MWG) prior to 9.2.1 allows authenticated user interface user with low permissions to change the system's root password via improper access controls in the user interface.

Affected Version(s)

McAfee Web Gateway (MWG) < 9.2.1

References

https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB1...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
9
Severity:
CRITICAL
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Adjacent Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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