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CVE-2020-7320: Protection Mechanism Failure in ENS for Windows

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.3 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2020-09-09 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-693

Description

Protection Mechanism Failure vulnerability in McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) for Windows prior to 10.7.0 September 2020 Update allows local administrator to temporarily reduce the detection capability allowing otherwise detected malware to run via stopping certain Microsoft services.

Affected products

• McAfee LLC McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS): before 10.7.0 — fixed in 10.7.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: McAfee LLC McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) 10.7.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10327
• https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10327

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