McAfee Endpoint Security up to 10.7.0 on Windows User Permission access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in McAfee Endpoint Security up to 10.7.0 on Windows. This affects an unknown function of the component User Permission. Performing a manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability was named CVE-2020-7255. The attack needs to be approached locally. There is no available exploit. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in McAfee Endpoint Security up to 10.7.0 on Windows. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown code of the component User Permission. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Privilege escalation vulnerability in the administrative user interface in McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) for Windows prior to 10.7.0 February 2020 Update allows local users to gain elevated privileges via ENS not checking user permissions when editing configuration in the ENS client interface. Administrators can lock the ENS client interface through ePO to prevent users being able to edit the configuration.

The weakness was presented 04/15/2020 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at kc.mcafee.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2020-7255 since 01/21/2020. The exploitability is told to be difficult. Attacking locally is a requirement. A authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Applying the patch 10.7.0 February 2020 Update is able to eliminate this problem.

See VDB-153842, VDB-153844, VDB-153845 and VDB-153846 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Recommended: Patch
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Patch: 10.7.0 February 2020 Update

Timelineinfo

01/21/2020 🔍
04/15/2020 +85 days 🔍
04/16/2020 +1 days 🔍
05/27/2024 +1502 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mcafee.com

Advisory: kc.mcafee.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2020-7255 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-7255
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-153843
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Entryinfo

Created: 04/16/2020 14:41
Updated: 05/27/2024 14:22
Changes: 04/16/2020 14:41 (41), 04/16/2020 14:46 (11), 05/27/2024 14:22 (34)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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