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CVE-2020-7268

McAfee Email Gateway (MEG) - Path Traversal vulnerability

MEDIUM
4.3
CVSS Score
Published: September 16, 2020 at 01:20 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:24 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorEmail Gateway

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Severity
MEDIUM4.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1.0%

Description

Path Traversal vulnerability in McAfee McAfee Email Gateway (MEG) prior to 7.6.406 allows remote attackers to traverse the file system to access files or directories that are outside of the restricted directory via external input to construct a path name that should be within a restricted directory.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Email Gateway· McAfee
95%
v < 7.6.406
Affected range stops below 7.6.406, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (1)

x_refsource_MISC
Source: [email protected]
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10323

CVSS

4.3MEDIUMtrellix
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-22

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