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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2020-7265
CVE-2020-7265:
Trellix Endpoint Security Agent vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
A Privilege Escalation vulnerability was identified in McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) for Mac versions prior to 10.6.9. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2020-7265, was disclosed on May 8, 2020, and allows local users to delete files that they would normally not have permission to access (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned CWE-274 and CWE-269 classifications, relating to improper handling of insufficient privileges (NVD Report). The severity of this vulnerability was rated as 4 out of 10 (Rapid7).
Impact
When exploited, this vulnerability allows local users to escalate their privileges and delete files that would normally be protected by system permissions (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability was addressed in McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) for Mac version 10.6.9. Users are advised to upgrade to this version or later to mitigate the vulnerability (NVD).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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