CVE-2020-7279 (GCVE-0-2020-7279)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2020-06-10 11:17
Modified
2024-09-16 20:36
Severity ?
4.6 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
CWE
Summary
DLL Search Order Hijacking Vulnerability in the installer component of McAfee Host Intrusion Prevention System (Host IPS) for Windows prior to 8.0.0 Patch 15 Update allows attackers with local access to execute arbitrary code via execution from a compromised folder.
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Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
McAfee, LLC McAfee Host Intrusion Prevention System (Host IPS) for Windows Version: 8.0.x   < 8.0.0 Patch 15 update
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