CVE-2020-7320 json
Protection Mechanism Failure in ENS for Windows
published 2020-09-09 6 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2020-28447
- cvss
- 6.7
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 17%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Protection Mechanism Failure vulnerability in McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) for Windows prior to 10.7.0 September 2020 Update allows local administrator to temporarily reduce the detection capability allowing otherwise detected malware to run via stopping certain Microsoft services.
Patch / fix
- McAfee LLC Endpoint Security for Windows 10.7.0 September 2020 Update
Exploit prediction
0.26% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 17% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 6.7 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:L |
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:L |
| NVD | 2.0 | 2.1 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Affected products
- McAfee LLC Endpoint Security for Windows
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-693 Protection Mechanism Failure
References
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2020-7320
- NVD CVE-2020-7320
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