# CVE-2020-7263: ENS configuration can be edited by attacker with local administrator permissions

> Local administrators can bypass security controls and disable protection in McAfee Endpoint Security due to improper access control in the configuration tool.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 1 Apr 2020
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-h6wp-xwgx-g8g4

## What is CVE-2020-7263?

CVE-2020-7263 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in McAfee, LLC Endpoint Security (ENS) for Window, published on 1 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

Improper access control vulnerability in ESconfigTool.exe in McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) for Windows all current versions allows local administrator to alter ENS configuration up to and including disabling all protection offered by ENS via insecurely implemented encryption of configuration for export and import.

Weakness: CWE-732 (Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource), CWE-264

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-7263?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Mcafee Endpoint Security.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-7263?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-7263 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-7263 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-7263 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in McAfee, LLC Endpoint Security (ENS) for Window

- [CVE-2020-7319](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-7319/): Improper Access Control Vulnerability in ENS for Windows (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2020-7264](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-7264/): Privilege Escalation vulnerability through symbolic links in ENS for Windows (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2020-7265](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-7265/): Privilege Escalation vulnerability through symbolic links in ENSM (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2019-3582](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-3582/): McAfee Endpoint Security updates fix a privilege escalation vulnerability (high 8.6)
- [CVE-2020-7257](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-7257/): Privilege Escalation vulnerability through Symbolic links in ENS (high 8.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-7263 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-7263 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in McAfee, LLC Endpoint Security (ENS) for Window, published on 1 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-7263 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: McAfee, LLC Endpoint Security (ENS) for Window. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-7263/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-7263/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-7263
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-7263
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-7263

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-7263/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.