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CVE-2020-7293
Web Gateway (MWG) - Privilege Escalation vulnerability
Critical9.0EPSS 0.66%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- trellix
Description
Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee Web Gateway (MWG) prior to 9.2.1 allows authenticated user interface user with low permissions to change the system's root password via improper access controls in the user interface.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| trellixCNA (assigner) | 3.1 | Critical9.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Critical9.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.66% · top 48% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.0.
Weakness
Affected products
McAfee · McAfee Web Gateway (MWG)
- affected unspecified – < 9.2.1
References (1)
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10323 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
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