CVE-2020-7259 — Unsigned executable vulnerability in ENS can be used to bypass intended self-protection rules

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HIGH

Unsigned executable vulnerability in ENS can be used to bypass intended self-protection rules

Published Apr 15, 2020

7.8

HIGH

CVSS 3.1

EPSS 0.25%

Description

Exploitation of Privilege/Trust vulnerability in file in McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) Prior to 10.7.0 February 2020 Update allows local users to bypass local security protection via a carefully crafted input file

Affected products

Vendor McAfee LLC Product McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) Default
n/a
- Version
  10.x
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  <10.7.0 April 2020 Update

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor

Product

Default status

Versions

McAfee LLC

McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS)

n/a

Version	Status	Constraints
10.x	affected	<10.7.0 April 2020 Update

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

0.25% 0.00250

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.00250

Score over time

2021–2026

EPSS v1
EPSS v5
EPSS v2
EPSS v3

Percentile over time

EPSS v1
EPSS v5
EPSS v2
EPSS v3

Table of values (8 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 3, 2026	0.25% (0.00250)	14.78th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Sep 20, 2026	0.25% (0.00250)	16.62th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jul 20, 2024	0.04% (0.00042)	5.06th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.04% (0.00042)	5.63th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	0.89% (0.00885)	27.89th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	1.40% (0.01404)	49.02th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 3, 2022	0.98% (0.00985)	27.20th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Apr 14, 2021	0.22% (0.00221)	0.00th	v1