CVE-2020-7279 | BDVDB-2026-137134 Detail

McAfeeMcAfee Host Intrusion Prevention System (Host IPS) for Windows

Description#

DLL Search Order Hijacking Vulnerability in the installer component of McAfee Host Intrusion Prevention System (Host IPS) for Windows prior to 8.0.0 Patch 15 Update allows attackers with local access to execute arbitrary code via execution from a compromised folder.

Impact#

Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact low, integrity impact high, availability impact none. Attack vector: local.

Weaknesses#

CWE-426 Untrusted Search Path

References#

https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10320

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12020-06-10Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-09-16Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2020-06-10
Last modified: 2024-09-16

Vendor information

Vendor: McAfee
Product: McAfee Host Intrusion Prevention System (Host IPS) for Windows

All McAfee vulnerabilities

Score

4.6 Medium

EPSS

less than 1%, Very Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 36.9.

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
>= 8.0.x and < 8.0.0 Patch 15 update
Fixed
8.0.0 Patch 15 update

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

Not available

CVSS v3.1

4.6 Medium

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

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

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

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