CVE-2020-7306 DLP for Mac - Unprotected Storage of Credentials

Medium 5.2 Published Updated

Local attackers can read plaintext credentials from unprotected log files in McAfee DLP for Mac, exposing sensitive authentication data.

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-2020-7306?

CVE-2020-7306 is a medium-severity vulnerability in McAfee Data Loss Prevention(DLP), published on 13 Aug 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Unprotected Storage of Credentials vulnerability in McAfee Data Loss Prevention (DLP) for Mac prior to 11.5.2 allows local users to gain access to the ADRMS username and password via unprotected log files containing plain text

Weakness: CWE-522

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-7306?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Mcafee Data Loss Prevention.

How do I fix CVE-2020-7306?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-7306 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2020-7306 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-7306 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-fjmh-w72c-m4f6.

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