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CVE-2020-7261

MEDIUM
Published 2020-04-15T11:50:13.347804Z
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CVSS Score

V3.1
6.1
/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N
Base Score Metrics
Exploitability: N/A Impact: N/A

EPSS Score

v2025.03.14
0.001
probability
of exploitation in the wild

There is a 0.1% chance that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.

Updated: 2025-06-25
Exploit Probability
Percentile: 0.176
Higher than 17.6% of all CVEs

Attack Vector Metrics

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED

Impact Metrics

Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE

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.

Available Exploits

No exploits available for this CVE.

Related News

No news articles found for this CVE.

Affected Products

McAfee LLC

McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS)

Affected Versions:

10.x

GitHub Security Advisories

Community-driven vulnerability intelligence from GitHub

⚠ Unreviewed LOW

GHSA-x222-6c25-wc8w

Advisory Details

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.

CVSS Scoring

CVSS Score

2.5

References

ADVISORY https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-7261
WEB https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10309

Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: May 24, 2022, Modified: May 24, 2022

References

https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10309
Published: 2020-04-15T11:50:13.347804Z
Last Modified: 2024-09-16T20:16:33.734Z
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