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CVE-2020-7252: Unquoted service executable path

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2020-02-17 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-250

Description

Unquoted service executable path in DXL Broker in McAfee Data eXchange Layer (DXL) Framework 6.0.0 and earlier allows local users to cause a denial of service and malicious file execution via carefully crafted and named executable files.

Affected products

• McAfee, LLC Data Exchange Layer (DXL) Broker: through 6.0.0

References

• https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10307
• https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10307

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