Authentication Protection Bypass vulnerability in ENS for Windows
CVE-2020-7323

6.9MEDIUM

Key Information:

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

Summary

Authentication Protection Bypass vulnerability in McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) for Windows prior to 10.7.0 September 2020 Update allows physical local users to bypass the Windows lock screen via triggering certain detection events while the computer screen is locked and the McTray.exe is running with elevated privileges. This issue is timing dependent and requires physical access to the machine.

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:
6.9
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Physical
Attack Complexity:
High
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

McAfee credits Lockheed Martin Red Team for responsibly reporting this flaw.
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