CVE-2020-7259
Unsigned executable vulnerability in ENS can be used to bypass intended self-protection rules
Exploitation of Privilege/Trust vulnerability in file in McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) Prior to 10.7.0 February 2020 Update allows local users to bypass local security protection via a carefully crafted input file
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Unsigned executable vulnerability in ENS can be used to bypass intended self-protection rules
Exploitation of Privilege/Trust vulnerability in file in McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) Prior to 10.7.0 February 2020 Update allows local users to bypass local security protection via a carefully crafted input file
- Record
CVE-2020-7259- CVSS 3.1
- 6.6 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-28386
Exploitation of Privilege/Trust vulnerability in file in McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) Prior to 10.7.0 February 2020 Update allows local users to bypass local security protection via a carefully crafted input file
- Record
EUVD-2020-28386- CVSS 3.1
- 6.6 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4p9w-fg69-wcvg No score
Exploitation of Privilege/Trust vulnerability in file in McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) Prior to...
Exploitation of Privilege/Trust vulnerability in file in McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) Prior to 10.7.0 February 2020 Update allows local users to bypass local security protection via a carefully crafted input file
- Record
GHSA-4p9w-fg69-wcvg- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Exploitation of Privilege/Trust vulnerability in file in McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) Prior to 10.7.0 February 2020 Update allows local users to bypass local security protection via a carefully crafted input file
- Record
CVE-2020-7259- CVSS 3.1
- 6.6 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:L - CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-264, CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, products, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-7259 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.6) in Mcafee Endpoint Security, published April 15, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.25%, the 16th percentile. No source names a fixed version.