CVE-2020-7255 json
Privilege Escalation vulnerability in ENS
published 2020-04-15 6 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2020-28382
- cvss
- 3.9
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.2%
- EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 14%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- McAfee LLC McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) 10.7.0 April 2020 Update
Exploit prediction
0.23% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 14% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 3.9 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L |
| NVD | 3.1 | 4.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L |
| NVD | 2.0 | 3.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P |
Affected products
- McAfee LLC McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS)
Classification
References
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2020-7255
- NVD CVE-2020-7255
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