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CVE-2020-7326: mcafee active_response Authentication Bypass by Spoofing

CVSS: 6.7v3.1MediumModified
Published 15-10-2020Last modified 16-09-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2020-7326 is a medium (CVSS 6.7) Authentication Bypass by Spoofing vulnerability in mcafee active_response. EPSS estimates a 0.37% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 29.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
27/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.7/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.37%
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. 15-10-2020
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 16-09-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Improperly implemented security check in McAfee Active Response (MAR) prior to 2.4.4 may allow local administrators to execute malicious code via stopping a core Windows service leaving McAfee core trust component in an inconsistent state resulting in MAR failing open rather than closed

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.37%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

30%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.37% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
0.37%

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

Mcafee1 product
Mcafee,llc1 product

2 vendors · 2 products

References

1 links