CVE-2020-7278 HIGH

CVE-2020-7278: McAfee firewall rules not enforced correctly

Vendor Mcafee Llc
Product McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS)
Weakness CWE-284
Published April 15, 2020
Last update September 16, 2024
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CVSS base score

7.4/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

April 15, 2020 CVE published
September 16, 2024 Record updated