CVE-2020-7337 json
Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
published 2020-12-09 5 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2020-28464
- cvss
- 6.5
- 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 35%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource vulnerability in McAfee VirusScan Enterprise (VSE) prior to 8.8 Patch 16 allows local administrators to bypass local security protection through VSE not correctly integrating with Windows Defender Application Control via careful manipulation of the Code Integrity checks.
Patch / fix
- mcafee virusscan_enterprise 8.8
Exploit prediction
0.41% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 35% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 6.7 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Affected products
- McAfee, LLC VirusScan Enterprise (VSE)
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-732 Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
References
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2020-7337
- NVD CVE-2020-7337
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