CVE-2020-7293 Web Gateway (MWG) - Privilege Escalation vulnerability
Low-privileged users can escalate to root by changing the system password due to improper access controls in the McAfee Web Gateway interface.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-7293?
CVE-2020-7293 is a critical vulnerability in McAfee Web Gateway (MWG), published on 15 Sep 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee Web Gateway (MWG) prior to 9.2.1 allows authenticated user interface user with low permissions to change the system's root password via improper access controls in the user interface.
Weakness: CWE-287
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-7293?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mcafee Web Gateway.
How do I fix CVE-2020-7293?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-7293 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-7293 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-7293 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in McAfee Web Gateway (MWG)
- CVE-2021-23885 Privilege escalation vulnerability in McAfee Web Gateway (MWG) UI
- CVE-2019-3638 Web Gateway (MWG) - Reflected Cross Site Scripting vulnerability
- CVE-2019-3639 MWG UI: Cross-Frame Scripting vulnerability
- CVE-2022-1254 SWG URL redirection vulnerability
- CVE-2020-7296 Web Gateway (MWG) - Privilege Escalation vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hw3r-8g7v-p8rq.