McAfee Endpoint Security up to 10.6.1/10.7.0 on Windows Access Control access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in McAfee Endpoint Security up to 10.6.1/10.7.0 on Windows. It has been declared as critical. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Access Control. The manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2020-7278. The attack requires a local approach. No exploit exists. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in McAfee Endpoint Security up to 10.6.1/10.7.0 on Windows. It has been classified as critical. Affected is some unknown processing of the component Access Control. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Exploiting incorrectly configured access control security levels vulnerability in ENS Firewall in McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) for Windows prior to 10.7.0 April 2020 and 10.6.1 April 2020 updates allows remote attackers and local users to allow or block unauthorized traffic via pre-existing rules not being handled correctly when updating to the February 2020 updates.

The weakness was disclosed 04/15/2020 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at kc.mcafee.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2020-7278 since 01/21/2020. The attack needs to be approached locally. Required for exploitation is a authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

Applying the patch 10.6.1 April 2020 Update/10.7.0 April 2020 Update is able to eliminate this problem.

The entries VDB-153842, VDB-153843, VDB-153844 and VDB-153845 are pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Patch
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Patch: 10.6.1 April 2020 Update/10.7.0 April 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-2020-7278 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-7278
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-153852
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Entryinfo

Created: 04/16/2020 14:58
Updated: 05/27/2024 14:42
Changes: 04/16/2020 14:58 (41), 04/16/2020 15:03 (11), 05/27/2024 14:42 (34)
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