Transmission of data in clear text by McAfee ENS
CVE-2020-7308

4.8MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
Mcafee,llc
Status
Mcafee Endpoint Security (ens) For Windows
Vendor
CVE Published:
15 April 2021

Summary

Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information between McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) for Windows prior to 10.7.0 February 2021 Update and McAfee Global Threat Intelligence (GTI) servers using DNS allows a remote attacker to view the requests from ENS and responses from GTI over DNS. By gaining control of an intermediate DNS server or altering the network DNS configuration, it is possible for an attacker to intercept requests and send their own responses.

Affected Version(s)

McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) for WIndows < 10.7.0 February 2021 Update

References

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

Score:
4.8
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
High
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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