CVE-2020-7331 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2020-7331

Unquoted service executable path in McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS)

Vulnerability Description

Unquoted service executable path in McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) prior to 10.7.0 November 2020 Update 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

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • McAfee credits Lockheed Martin Red Team for responsibly reporting this flaw.

Affected Vendor

McAfee, LLC

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Affected Software

McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS)
Vulnerable Versions:
prior to 10.7.0 November 2020 Update

Timeline

Official Publish: November 12th, 2020
Last Modified: September 16th, 2024
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

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

Weaknesses (CWE)