CVE-2020-7255
LOWMcAfee Endpoint Security for Windows - Privilege Escalation via Unchecked Configuration Editing
Title source: llmDescription
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.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10309
Scores
CVSS v3
3.9
EPSS
0.0008
EPSS Percentile
24.2%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L
Details
CWE
CWE-269
CWE-264
Status
published
Products (7)
mcafee/endpoint_security
10.5.0
mcafee/endpoint_security
10.5.1
mcafee/endpoint_security
10.5.2
mcafee/endpoint_security
10.5.3
mcafee/endpoint_security
10.5.4
mcafee/endpoint_security
10.5.5
mcafee/endpoint_security
10.6.0
Published
Apr 15, 2020
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026