CVE-2020-7331

Q: How do I fix CVE-2020-7331?

Upgrade endpoint security to 10.6.1 or later.

Q: Is CVE-2020-7331 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2020-7331 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.42% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 34% of all scored CVEs.

Q: How severe is CVE-2020-7331?

CVE-2020-7331 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

Q: What does CVE-2020-7331 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for endpoint security (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

HIGH

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

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.

CWE-428

How to fix

Remediation Available

endpoint securityNVD

Affected:< 10.6.1Fixed in:10.6.1CVE-2020-7331derived from NVD

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.42%probability of exploitation in 30 days

34thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 34% of all known CVEs.

References

Other references1

kc.mcafee.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-428 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2023-38408	Critical	9.8	80%	-	Fix
CVE-2020-15261	High	8.0	11%	-	Fix
CVE-2018-10619	High	7.8	2.8%	-	Fix
CVE-2019-17658	Critical	9.8	2.2%	-	-
CVE-2015-4173	Medium	6.9	2.1%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-39464	High	7.2	2.0%	-	-

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2020-7331?

Upgrade endpoint security to 10.6.1 or later.

Is CVE-2020-7331 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2020-7331 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.42% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 34% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2020-7331?

CVE-2020-7331 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2020-7331 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for endpoint security (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.