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CVE-2020-7284

Network Security Management (NSM) - Exposure of Sensitive Information

Published: Jul 3, 2020Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-200
8.6HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 70.1%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

Exposure of Sensitive Information in McAfee Network Security Management (NSM) prior to 10.1.7.7 allows local users to gain unauthorised access to the root account via execution of carefully crafted commands from the restricted command line interface (CLI).

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:NUI:RS:CC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:CScope
Changed
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-200

Affected Products

McAfee
commercial·USaka mcaee, mcafee security
network security management
Security Products
Network Security Management (NSM)
Security Products
McAfee Inc.
commercial·USaka mcafee
McAfee Network Security Management (NSM)
Security Products

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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MITRE ATT&CK

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References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-7284
nvd.nist.gov
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10322
kc.mcafee.com
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10322
kc.mcafee.com

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