CVE-2020-7277 | BDVDB-2026-134404 Detail

McAfeeMcAfee Endpoint Security (ENS)

Description#

Protection mechanism failure in all processes in McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) for Windows prior to 10.7.0 April 2020 Update allows local users to stop certain McAfee ENS processes, reducing the protection offered.

Impact#

Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact low, integrity impact low, availability impact low. Attack vector: local.

Weaknesses#

CWE-693 Protection Mechanism Failure

References#

https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10309

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12020-04-15Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-09-17Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2020-04-15
Last modified: 2024-09-17

Vendor information

Vendor: McAfee
Product: McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS)

All McAfee vulnerabilities

Score

6.8 Medium

EPSS

less than 1%, Very Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 19.1.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Not classified

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
>= 10.x and < 10.7.0 April 2020 Update
Fixed
10.7.0 April 2020 Update

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

Not available

CVSS v3.1

6.8 Medium

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Local
Attack Complexity	Low
Privileges Required	None
User Interaction	None
Scope	Changed
Confidentiality	Low
Integrity	Low
Availability	Low

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).