CVE-2020-7320 Protection Mechanism Failure in ENS for Windows

Medium 6.7 Published Updated

Local administrators can bypass McAfee Endpoint Security detection by stopping Microsoft services, allowing malware execution.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2020-7320?

CVE-2020-7320 is a medium-severity vulnerability in McAfee LLC Endpoint Security for Windows, published on 9 Sep 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Protection Mechanism Failure vulnerability in McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) for Windows prior to 10.7.0 September 2020 Update allows local administrator to temporarily reduce the detection capability allowing otherwise detected malware to run via stopping certain Microsoft services.

Weakness: CWE-693

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-7320?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Mcafee Endpoint Security.

How do I fix CVE-2020-7320?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-7320 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2020-7320 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-7320 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-cxvc-q3cv-wf7w.

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