CVE-2020-7278 McAfee firewall rules not enforced correctly
Remote attackers and local users can bypass firewall rules due to incorrect enforcement, allowing unauthorized network traffic.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-7278?
CVE-2020-7278 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS), published on 15 Apr 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-7278?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mcafee Endpoint Security.
How do I fix CVE-2020-7278?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-7278 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-2020-7278 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-7278 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-988q-42c6-39xw.