CVE-2020-7293
CRITICALMcAfee Web Gateway 7.8.0-7.8.2.23 - Authenticated Privilege Escalation via User Interface
Title source: llmDescription
Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee Web Gateway (MWG) prior to 9.2.1 allows authenticated user interface user with low permissions to change the system's root password via improper access controls in the user interface.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10323
Scores
CVSS v3
9.0
EPSS
0.0010
EPSS Percentile
26.4%
Attack Vector
ADJACENT_NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-287
Status
published
Products (1)
mcafee/web_gateway
7.8.0 - 7.8.2.23
Published
Sep 15, 2020
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026