CVE-2020-7284 Network Security Management (NSM) - Exposure of Sensitive Information
Local users can gain unauthorized root access via crafted CLI commands, exposing sensitive information and enabling privilege escalation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-7284?
CVE-2020-7284 is a high-severity vulnerability in McAfee Network Security Management (NSM), published on 3 Jul 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
Exposure of Sensitive Information in McAfee Network Security Management (NSM) prior to 10.1.7.7 allows local users to gain unauthorised access to the root account via execution of carefully crafted commands from the restricted command line interface (CLI).
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-7284?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mcafee Network Security Management.
How do I fix CVE-2020-7284?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-7284 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-7284 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-7284 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in McAfee Network Security Management (NSM)
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rh8v-qc8w-7rj2.