# CVE-2020-7324: Improper Access Control vulnerability in MVISION Endpoint

> Local attackers can bypass security controls to deny access to the SYSTEM folder, potentially escalating privileges or causing service disruption.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 9 Sep 2020
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-mf95-6qmf-q4f9

## What is CVE-2020-7324?

CVE-2020-7324 is a medium-severity vulnerability in McAfee LLC MVISION Endpoint, 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

Improper Access Control vulnerability in McAfee MVISION Endpoint prior to 20.9 Update allows local users to bypass security mechanisms and deny access to the SYSTEM folder via incorrectly applied permissions.

Weakness: CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-7324?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Mcafee Mvision Endpoint.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-7324?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-7324 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-7324 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-7324 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in McAfee LLC MVISION Endpoint

- [CVE-2020-7285](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-7285/): Privilege Escalation vulnerability in MVISION Endpoint (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2019-3584](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-3584/): Exploitation of Authentication vulnerability (high 7.4)
- [CVE-2020-7328](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-7328/): Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) in MVISION Endpoint ePO extension (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2020-7329](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-7329/): Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) in MVISION Endpoint ePO extension (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2020-7325](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-7325/): Privilege Escalation vulnerability in MVISION Endpoint (medium 5.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-7324 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-7324 is a medium-severity vulnerability in McAfee LLC MVISION Endpoint, published on 9 Sep 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-7324 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: McAfee LLC MVISION Endpoint. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-7324/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-7324/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-7324
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-7324
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-7324

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-7324/
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