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CVE-2020-7284

Network Security Management (NSM) - Exposure of Sensitive Information

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: July 3, 2020 at 06:40 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:24 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorNetwork Security Management

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%

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

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

Network Security Management· McAfee
95%
v < 10.1.7.710.0 ≤ v < 10.1.7.79.0 ≤ v < 9.2.9.55
Affected range stops below 10.1.7.7, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 9.2.9.55, 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=SB10322

CVSS

7.8HIGH[email protected]
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-200

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