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CVE-2020-7279

MEDIUM
Published 2020-06-10T11:17:50.265499Z
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CVSS Score

V3.1
4.6
/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
Base Score Metrics
Exploitability: N/A Impact: N/A

EPSS Score

v2025.03.14
0.000
probability
of exploitation in the wild

There is a 0.0% chance that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.

Updated: 2025-06-25
Exploit Probability
Percentile: 0.084
Higher than 8.4% of all CVEs

Attack Vector Metrics

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED

Impact Metrics

Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE

Description

DLL Search Order Hijacking Vulnerability in the installer component of McAfee Host Intrusion Prevention System (Host IPS) for Windows prior to 8.0.0 Patch 15 Update allows attackers with local access to execute arbitrary code via execution from a compromised folder.

Available Exploits

No exploits available for this CVE.

Related News

No news articles found for this CVE.

Affected Products

McAfee, LLC

McAfee Host Intrusion Prevention System (Host IPS) for Windows

Affected Versions:

8.0.x

GitHub Security Advisories

Community-driven vulnerability intelligence from GitHub

⚠ Unreviewed MODERATE

GHSA-p29m-rh76-2857

Advisory Details

DLL Search Order Hijacking Vulnerability in the installer component of McAfee Host Intrusion Prevention System (Host IPS) for Windows prior to 8.0.0 Patch 15 Update allows attackers with local access to execute arbitrary code via execution from a compromised folder.

CVSS Scoring

CVSS Score

5.0

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

ADVISORY https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-7279
WEB https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10320

Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: May 24, 2022, Modified: June 3, 2022

References

https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10320
Published: 2020-06-10T11:17:50.265499Z
Last Modified: 2024-09-16T20:36:32.721Z
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