CVE-2020-7270: Sensitive Information Exposure in McAfee ATD

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2021-04-15 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-200

Description

Exposure of Sensitive Information in the web interface in McAfee Advanced Threat Defense (ATD) prior to 4.12.2 allows remote authenticated users to view sensitive unencrypted information via a carefully crafted HTTP request parameter. The risk is partially mitigated if your ATD instances are deployed as recommended with no direct access from the Internet to them.

Affected products

McAfee Advanced Threat Defense (ATD): before 4.12.2 — fixed in 4.12.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: McAfee Advanced Threat Defense (ATD) 4.12.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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