Improper Access Control Vulnerability in ENS for Windows
CVE-2020-7319

8.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Mcafee Llc
Status
Endpoint Security For Windows
Vendor
CVE Published:
9 September 2020

Summary

Improper Access Control vulnerability in McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) for Windows prior to 10.7.0 September 2020 Update allows local users to access files which the user otherwise would not have access to via manipulating symbolic links to redirect McAfee file operations to an unintended file.

Affected Version(s)

Endpoint Security for Windows 10.7.x < 10.7.0 September 2020 Update

References

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

Score:
8.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

McAfee credits Jakub Palaczynski (ING Tech Poland) for responsibly reporting this flaw.
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