CVE-2020-7277 json
McAfee processes not protected
published 6y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2020-28404
- cvss
- 6.8
- 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 19%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Protection mechanism failure in all processes in McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) for Windows prior to 10.7.0 April 2020 Update allows local users to stop certain McAfee ENS processes, reducing the protection offered.
Patch / fix
- McAfee LLC McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) 10.7.0 April 2020 Update
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0.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 19% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 6.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L |
| NVD | 3.1 | 5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Affected products
- McAfee LLC McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS)
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-693 Protection Mechanism Failure
References
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2020-7277
- NVD CVE-2020-7277
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