CVE-2020-7255 Privilege Escalation vulnerability in ENS
Local users can gain elevated privileges by editing configuration in the McAfee ENS client interface due to missing permission checks.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-7255?
CVE-2020-7255 is a low-severity vulnerability in McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS), published on 15 Apr 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Privilege escalation vulnerability in the administrative user interface in McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) for Windows prior to 10.7.0 February 2020 Update allows local users to gain elevated privileges via ENS not checking user permissions when editing configuration in the ENS client interface. Administrators can lock the ENS client interface through ePO to prevent users being able to edit the configuration.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-7255?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mcafee Endpoint Security.
How do I fix CVE-2020-7255?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-7255 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-7255 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-7255 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS)
- CVE-2020-7319 Improper Access Control Vulnerability in ENS for Windows
- CVE-2020-7264 Privilege Escalation vulnerability through symbolic links in ENS for Windows
- CVE-2020-7265 Privilege Escalation vulnerability through symbolic links in ENSM
- CVE-2019-3582 McAfee Endpoint Security updates fix a privilege escalation vulnerability
- CVE-2020-7257 Privilege Escalation vulnerability through Symbolic links in ENS
Sources
Also known as GHSA-388h-g8mc-3g8v.