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CVE-2020-7293: mcafee mcafee web gateway (mwg) Improper Authentication

CVSS: 9.0v3.1CriticalModified
Published 15-09-2020Last modified 04-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2020-7293 is a critical (CVSS 9.0) Improper Authentication vulnerability in mcafee mcafee web gateway (mwg). EPSS estimates a 0.66% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 50.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.0/10
010
Critical · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.66%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 15-09-2020
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 04-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee Web Gateway (MWG) prior to 9.2.1 allows authenticated user interface user with low permissions to change the system's root password via improper access controls in the user interface.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.66%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

51%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.66% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
0.66%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Mcafee2 products

1 vendor · 2 products

References

1 links