# CVE-2020-7275: Unquoted service paths for some McAfee ENS files

> Local attackers can execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges due to unquoted service paths in the McAfee ENS uninstaller.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 15 Apr 2020
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7hxj-fcfx-69p5

## What is CVE-2020-7275?

CVE-2020-7275 is a medium-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

Accessing, modifying or executing executable files vulnerability in the uninstaller in McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) for Windows Prior to 10.7.0 April 2020 Update allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a carefully crafted input file.

Weakness: CWE-428 (Unquoted Search Path or Element)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-7275?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Mcafee Endpoint Security.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-7275?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-7275 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-7275 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-7275 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS)

- [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-2020-7275 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-7275 is a medium-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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-7275 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS). 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-2020-7275/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-7275/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-7275
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-7275
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-7275

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-7275/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.