CVE-2020-7273
Autorun registry bypass
Accessing functionality not properly constrained by ACLs vulnerability in the autorun start-up protection in McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) for Windows Prior to 10.7.0 April 2020 Update allows local users to delete or rename programs in the autorun key via manipulation of some parameters.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Autorun registry bypass
Accessing functionality not properly constrained by ACLs vulnerability in the autorun start-up protection in McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) for Windows Prior to 10.7.0 April 2020 Update allows local users to delete or rename programs in the autorun key via manipulation of some parameters.
- Record
CVE-2020-7273- CVSS 3.1
- 6.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-28400
Accessing functionality not properly constrained by ACLs vulnerability in the autorun start-up protection in McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) for Windows Prior to 10.7.0 April 2020 Update allows local users to delete or rename programs in the autorun key via manipulation of some parameters.
- Record
EUVD-2020-28400- CVSS 3.1
- 6.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q2rf-82ch-fpf3 No score
Accessing functionality not properly constrained by ACLs vulnerability in the autorun start-up...
Accessing functionality not properly constrained by ACLs vulnerability in the autorun start-up protection in McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) for Windows Prior to 10.7.0 April 2020 Update allows local users to delete or rename programs in the autorun key via manipulation of some parameters.
- Record
GHSA-q2rf-82ch-fpf3- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Accessing functionality not properly constrained by ACLs vulnerability in the autorun start-up protection in McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) for Windows Prior to 10.7.0 April 2020 Update allows local users to delete or rename programs in the autorun key via manipulation of some parameters.
- Record
CVE-2020-7273- CVSS 3.1
- 6.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- 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-2020-7273 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.7) 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 15th percentile. No source names a fixed version.