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CVE-2020-7337

Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

MEDIUM

6.7

CVSS Score

Published: December 9, 2020 at 08:40 AM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:24 AM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendorVirusScan Enterprise

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Severity

MEDIUM6.7

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.4%

Description

Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource vulnerability in McAfee VirusScan Enterprise (VSE) prior to 8.8 Patch 16 allows local administrators to bypass local security protection through VSE not correctly integrating with Windows Defender Application Control via careful manipulation of the Code Integrity checks.

Affected

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

VirusScan Enterprise · McAfee

95%

v < 8.88.8.x ≤ v ≤ patch 158.8 8.8 patch1 8.8 patch10 8.8 patch11 8.8 patch12 8.8 patch13 8.8 patch14 8.8 patch15 8.8 patch2 8.8 patch3 8.8 patch4 8.8 patch5 8.8 patch6 8.8 patch7 8.8 patch8 8.8 patch9 8.8.x

Affected range stops below 8.8, 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_CONFIRM

Source: [email protected]

https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10338

CVSS

6.7MEDIUM[email protected]

Attack Vector: LOCAL
Complexity: LOW
Privileges: HIGH
User Interaction: NONE
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality: HIGH
Integrity: HIGH
Availability: HIGH

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED

CWE

CWE-732

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