CVE-2020-7305

DLP ePO extension - Privilege escalation

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Published Aug 13, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 6.7 Medium EPSS 1.0% KEV · Not listed

Description

Privilege escalation vulnerability in McAfee Data Loss Prevention (DLP) ePO extension prior to 11.5.3 allows a low privileged remote attacker to create new rule sets via incorrect validation of user credentials.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

McAfee

DLP ePO extension

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`11.3`	affected	< 11.3.28
`11.4`	affected	< 11.4.200
`11.5`	affected	< 11.5.3

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:data_loss_prevention::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:data_loss_prevention::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:data_loss_prevention::::::::

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-28432	Privilege escalation vulnerability in McAfee Data Loss Prevention (DLP) ePO extension prior to 11.5.3 allows a low privileged remote attacker to create new rule sets via incorrect validation of user credentials.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Adjacent Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.0% (1.018% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10326

History

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Subscriptions

Mcafee Data Loss Prevention

Weaknesses

CWE-269

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 9:25 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: trellix
Published: Aug 13, 2020, 3:05 AM
Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 9:25 AM
Reserved: Jan 21, 2020, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 3:24 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Aug 13, 2020, 3:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:24 AM

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