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CVE-2020-7279

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-426 Untrusted Search Path
Publication date:
10/06/2020
Last modified:
07/11/2023

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.

Impact

Vector 3.x
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS v3.1 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 7.80 HIGH
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): Required
Scope (S): Unchanged
Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availability (A): High

Base Score 3.x
7.80
Severity 3.x
HIGH
Vector 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 4.40 MEDIUM
Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): Physical
Integrity (I): Physical
Availability (A): Physical

Base Score 2.0
4.40
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:host_intrusion_prevention:8.0.0:-:*:*:*:windows:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:host_intrusion_prevention:8.0.0:p1:*:*:*:windows:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:host_intrusion_prevention:8.0.0:p10:*:*:*:windows:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:host_intrusion_prevention:8.0.0:p11:*:*:*:windows:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:host_intrusion_prevention:8.0.0:p12:*:*:*:windows:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:host_intrusion_prevention:8.0.0:p13:*:*:*:windows:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:host_intrusion_prevention:8.0.0:p14:*:*:*:windows:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:host_intrusion_prevention:8.0.0:p15:*:*:*:windows:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:host_intrusion_prevention:8.0.0:p2:*:*:*:windows:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:host_intrusion_prevention:8.0.0:p3:*:*:*:windows:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:host_intrusion_prevention:8.0.0:p4:*:*:*:windows:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:host_intrusion_prevention:8.0.0:p5:*:*:*:windows:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:host_intrusion_prevention:8.0.0:p6:*:*:*:windows:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:host_intrusion_prevention:8.0.0:p7:*:*:*:windows:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:host_intrusion_prevention:8.0.0:p8:*:*:*:windows:*:*

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page


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