CVE-2020-7273 Autorun registry bypass
Local attackers can bypass autorun protection to delete or rename programs, potentially enabling privilege escalation or persistence.
- 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-2020-7273?
CVE-2020-7273 is a medium-severity missing authorization 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
Accessing functionality not properly constrained by ACLs vulnerability in the autorun start-up protection in McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) for Windows Prior to 10.7.0 April 2020 Update allows local users to delete or rename programs in the autorun key via manipulation of some parameters.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-7273?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mcafee Endpoint Security.
How do I fix CVE-2020-7273?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-7273 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2020-7273 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-7273 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-q2rf-82ch-fpf3.