CVE-2020-7278 describes an access control vulnerability in McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) for Windows, specifically affecting versions prior to the April 2020 updates for 10.7.0 and 10.6.1. This flaw allows remote or local attackers to bypass firewall rules, enabling unauthorized traffic due to incorrect handling of pre-existing rules after the February 2020 updates. With a CVSS score of 6.5 (Medium), the vulnerability has a low attack complexity and can lead to high integrity impacts, allowing unauthorized traffic to be allowed or blocked. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
10.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:endpoint_security:10.5.0:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* | ||
10.5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:endpoint_security:10.5.1:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* | ||
10.5.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:endpoint_security:10.5.2:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* | ||
10.5.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:endpoint_security:10.5.3:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* | ||
10.5.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:endpoint_security:10.5.4:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
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