CVE-2020-7276
Unrestricted Policy Management using MfeUpgradeTool.exe
Authentication bypass vulnerability in MfeUpgradeTool in McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) for Windows prior to 10.7.0 April 2020 Update allows administrator users to access policy settings via running this tool.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Unrestricted Policy Management using MfeUpgradeTool.exe
Authentication bypass vulnerability in MfeUpgradeTool in McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) for Windows prior to 10.7.0 April 2020 Update allows administrator users to access policy settings via running this tool.
- Record
CVE-2020-7276- CVSS 3.1
- 6.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-28403
Authentication bypass vulnerability in MfeUpgradeTool in McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) for Windows prior to 10.7.0 April 2020 Update allows administrator users to access policy settings via running this tool.
- Record
EUVD-2020-28403- CVSS 3.1
- 6.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3mx6-gj69-jg8v No score
Authentication bypass vulnerability in MfeUpgradeTool in McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) for...
Authentication bypass vulnerability in MfeUpgradeTool in McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) for Windows prior to 10.7.0 April 2020 Update allows administrator users to access policy settings via running this tool.
- Record
GHSA-3mx6-gj69-jg8v- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Authentication bypass vulnerability in MfeUpgradeTool in McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) for Windows prior to 10.7.0 April 2020 Update allows administrator users to access policy settings via running this tool.
- Record
CVE-2020-7276- CVSS 3.1
- 6.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:L - CVSS 3.1
- 6.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/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-287
- 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-2020-7276 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.4) 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 0.28%, the 20th percentile. No source names a fixed version.