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CVE-2020-7261
Buffer overwrite in ENS allowed to bypass AMSI protection
Medium6.1EPSS 0.26%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- trellix
Description
Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables vulnerability in AMSI component in McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) Prior to 10.7.0 February 2020 Update allows local users to disable Endpoint Security via a carefully crafted user input.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| trellixCNA (assigner) | 3.1 | Medium6.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Medium5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.26% · top 82% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.1.
Weakness
Affected products
McAfee LLC · McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS)
- affected 10.x – < 10.7.0 April 2020 Update
References (1)
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10309 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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