CVE-2020-7274
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CVE-2020-7274 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.8/10 on the CVSS scale. Privilege escalation vulnerability in McTray.exe in McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) for Windows Prior to 10.7.0 April 2020 Update allows local users to spawn unrelated processes with elevated privileges via the system administrator granting McTray.exe elevated privileges (by default it runs with the current user's privileges).. EPSS estimates a 0.22% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Privilege escalation vulnerability in McTray.exe in McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) for Windows Prior to 10.7.0 April 2020 Update allows local users to spawn unrelated processes with elevated privileges via the system administrator granting McTray.exe elevated privileges (by default it runs with the current user's privileges).
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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Timeline
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- Status
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