CVE-2020-7294 json
Web Gateway (MWG) - Privilege Escalation vulnerability
published 2020-09-15 6 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2020-28421
- cvss
- 4.6
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.4%
- EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 33%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee Web Gateway (MWG) prior to 9.2.1 allows authenticated user interface user to delete or download protected files via improper access controls in the REST interface.
Patch / fix
- McAfee McAfee Web Gateway (MWG) 9.2.1
Exploit prediction
0.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 33% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 4.6 | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 3.1 | 4.6 | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.1 | AV:A/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N |
Affected products
- McAfee McAfee Web Gateway (MWG)
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-287 Improper Authentication
References
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2020-7294
- NVD CVE-2020-7294
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