McAfee Endpoint Security up to 10.7.0 improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in McAfee Endpoint Security up to 10.7.0 and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing. Executing a manipulation can lead to improper authentication. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2020-7276. The attack needs to be launched locally. No exploit is available. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in McAfee Endpoint Security up to 10.7.0 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Authentication bypass vulnerability in MfeUpgradeTool in McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) for Windows prior to 10.7.0 April 2020 Update allows administrator users to access policy settings via running this tool.

The weakness was published 04/15/2020 (Website). The advisory is available at kc.mcafee.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2020-7276 since 01/21/2020. The exploitation appears to be difficult. Local access is required to approach this attack. The exploitation requires an enhanced level of successful authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

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

Similar entries are available at VDB-153842, VDB-153843, VDB-153844 and VDB-153845. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.8

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Patch: 10.7.0 April 2020 Update

Timelineinfo

01/21/2020 🔍
04/15/2020 +85 days 🔍
04/16/2020 +1 days 🔍
05/07/2025 +1847 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mcafee.com

Advisory: kc.mcafee.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2020-7276 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-7276
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-153850
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Entryinfo

Created: 04/16/2020 14:54
Updated: 05/07/2025 06:26
Changes: 04/16/2020 14:54 (39), 04/16/2020 14:59 (11), 05/27/2024 14:40 (34), 05/07/2025 06:26 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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