CVE-2020-7279

CVSS V2 Medium 4.4 CVSS V3 High 7.8
Description
DLL Search Order Hijacking Vulnerability in the installer component of McAfee Host Intrusion Prevention System (Host IPS) for Windows prior to 8.0.0 Patch 15 Update allows attackers with local access to execute arbitrary code via execution from a compromised folder.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2020-7279
  • Assigner
  • psirt@mcafee.com
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Analyzed
  • Published Version
  • 2020-06-10T12:15:11
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2022-06-02T20:25:56
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-426 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/426.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:host_intrusion_prevention:8.0.0:-:*:*:*:windows:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:host_intrusion_prevention:8.0.0:p1:*:*:*:windows:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:host_intrusion_prevention:8.0.0:p10:*:*:*:windows:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:host_intrusion_prevention:8.0.0:p11:*:*:*:windows:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:host_intrusion_prevention:8.0.0:p12:*:*:*:windows:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:host_intrusion_prevention:8.0.0:p13:*:*:*:windows:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:host_intrusion_prevention:8.0.0:p14:*:*:*:windows:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:host_intrusion_prevention:8.0.0:p15:*:*:*:windows:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:host_intrusion_prevention:8.0.0:p2:*:*:*:windows:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:host_intrusion_prevention:8.0.0:p3:*:*:*:windows:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:host_intrusion_prevention:8.0.0:p4:*:*:*:windows:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:host_intrusion_prevention:8.0.0:p5:*:*:*:windows:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:host_intrusion_prevention:8.0.0:p6:*:*:*:windows:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:host_intrusion_prevention:8.0.0:p7:*:*:*:windows:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:host_intrusion_prevention:8.0.0:p8:*:*:*:windows:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:host_intrusion_prevention:8.0.0:p9:*:*:*:windows:*:* 1 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
  • Access Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Access Compatibility
  • MEDIUM
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Base Score
  • 4.4
  • Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 3.4
  • Impact Score
  • 6.4
CVSS Version 3
  • Version
  • 3.1
  • Vector String
  • CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • Attack Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Attack Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Privileges Required
  • NONE
  • User Interaction
  • REQUIRED
  • Scope
  • UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • HIGH
  • Availability Impact
  • HIGH
  • Base Score
  • 7.8
  • Base Severity
  • HIGH
  • Exploitability Score
  • 1.8
  • Impact Score
  • 5.9
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10320 Vendor Advisory
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-7279
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-7279
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 16:23:18 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-04 17:47:21 2020-06-10T12:15Z 2020-06-10T12:15:11 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-04 17:47:21 2022-06-02T20:25:56 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-04 17:47:21 Analyzed Vulnerability Status updated