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Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee Web Gateway (MWG) prior to 9.2.1 allows authenticated user interface user with low permissions to change the system's root password via improper access controls in the user interface.
NVD Status： Modified ，CVE State: published
Threat Intelligence & Risk Assessment for CVE-2020-7293
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2020-7293 is rated Moderate Risk (52.9/100) : CVSS Critical severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.66%).Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-7293
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
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Date
Old EPSS score
New EPSS score
Delta (New - Old)
1
2026-06-15
0.10%
0.66%
+0.56%
2
2025-03-17
0.04%
0.10%
+0.05%
3
2023-03-07
—
0.04%
—
Full EPSS history
(7 records total)
Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2020-7293
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
Base score
Version
Severity
Vector
Exploitability
Impact
Score source
9.0
3.1
CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Attack vector (AV:A)
Attacker has to be nearby on the network—same office, same link, that vibe—not the whole wide internet.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
2.3
6.0
[email protected]
9.0
3.1
CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Attack vector (AV:A)
Attacker has to be nearby on the network—same office, same link, that vibe—not the whole wide internet.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
2.3
6.0
[email protected]
7.7
2.0
HIGH
AV:A/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
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Access vector (AV:A)
Requires access to an adjacent network segment.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
5.1
10.0
[email protected]
Weakness enumeration for CVE-2020-7293
Affected software / configurations for CVE-2020-7293
Vendor
Product
Version
Raw CPE
mcafee
web_gateway
>= 7.8.0, < 7.8.2.23
cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:web_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mcafee
web_gateway
>= 8.2.0, < 8.2.11
cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:web_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mcafee
web_gateway
>= 9.0.0, < 9.2.3
cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:web_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References for CVE-2020-7293
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