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CVE-2020-7278

McAfee firewall rules not enforced correctly

Published: Apr 15, 2020Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-284
7.4HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.6%
Top 52.9%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
No Fix Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

Exploiting incorrectly configured access control security levels vulnerability in ENS Firewall in McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) for Windows prior to 10.7.0 April 2020 and 10.6.1 April 2020 updates allows remote attackers and local users to allow or block unauthorized traffic via pre-existing rules not being handled correctly when updating to the February 2020 updates.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:LUI:NS:CC:LI:LA:L
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:CScope
Changed
Impact
C:LConfidentiality
Low
I:LIntegrity
Low
A:LAvailability
Low
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Weaknesses

CWE-284CWE-862

Affected Products

mcafee
commercial·USaka mcaee, mcafee security
endpoint security
Security Products
McAfee LLC
commercial·USaka mcafee endpoint security (ens), endpoint security for windows
McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS)
Security Products

Exploitability

No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.
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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
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References

https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10309
kc.mcafee.com

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