CVE-2020-7284: Network Security Management (NSM) - Exposure of Sensitive Information

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2020-07-03 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-200

Description

Exposure of Sensitive Information in McAfee Network Security Management (NSM) prior to 10.1.7.7 allows local users to gain unauthorised access to the root account via execution of carefully crafted commands from the restricted command line interface (CLI).

Affected products

McAfee Network Security Management: from 9.0 before 9.2.9.55; from 10.0 before 10.1.7.7 — fixed in 10.1.7.7, 9.2.9.55

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: McAfee Network Security Management 10.1.7.7, 9.2.9.55. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10322
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10322

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