CVE-2020-7252 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2020-7252

Unquoted service executable path

Vulnerability Description

Unquoted service executable path in DXL Broker in McAfee Data eXchange Layer (DXL) Framework 6.0.0 and earlier allows local users to cause a denial of service and malicious file execution via carefully crafted and named executable files.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

McAfee, LLC

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Affected Software

Data Exchange Layer (DXL) Broker
Vulnerable Versions:
6.0.x, 5.0.x

Timeline

Official Publish: February 17th, 2020
Last Modified: August 4th, 2024
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)