CVE-2020-7261

MediumCVSS 5.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables vulnerability in AMSI component in McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) Prior to 10.7.0 February 2020 Update allows local users to disable Endpoint Security via a carefully crafted user input.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 5.5/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-119 CWE-120

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
McAfee LLC	McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS)	>= 10.x, < 10.7.0 April 2020 Update

References

Timeline

Published: Apr 15, 2020
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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