ENS configuration can be edited by attacker with local administrator permissions

published 2020-04-01 6y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2020-28390

cvss: 6.5; 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 6%
public exploits: 0; none known

Improper access control vulnerability in ESconfigTool.exe in McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) for Windows all current versions allows local administrator to alter ENS configuration up to and including disabling all protection offered by ENS via insecurely implemented encryption of configuration for export and import.

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Exploit prediction

0.17% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 6% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

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 Endpoint Security (ENS) for Window

Classification

Weakness

CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
CWE-732 Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

References

kc.mcafee.com /corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10314

Sources

CVE List CVE-2020-7263
NVD CVE-2020-7263

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