CVE-2020-7308 json
Transmission of data in clear text by McAfee ENS
published 2021-04-15 5 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2020-28435
- cvss
- 4.8
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.5%
- EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 44%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information between McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) for Windows prior to 10.7.0 February 2021 Update and McAfee Global Threat Intelligence (GTI) servers using DNS allows a remote attacker to view the requests from ENS and responses from GTI over DNS. By gaining control of an intermediate DNS server or altering the network DNS configuration, it is possible for an attacker to intercept requests and send their own responses.
Patch / fix
- McAfee,LLC McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) for WIndows 10.7.0 February 2021 Update
Exploit prediction
0.53% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 44% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 4.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 3.1 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.4 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N |
Affected products
- McAfee,LLC McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) for WIndows
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-319 Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information
References
-
kc.mcafee.com
/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10354
broken-link, vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2020-7308
- NVD CVE-2020-7308
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