CVE-2020-7308 | Transmission of data in clear text by McAfee ENS

Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information between McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) for Windows prior to 10.7.0 February 2021 Update and McAfee Global Threat Intelligence (GTI) servers using DNS allows a remote attacker to view the requests from ENS and responses from GTI over DNS. By gaining control of an intermediate DNS server or altering the network DNS configuration, it is possible for an attacker to intercept requests and send their own responses.

Published: 2021-04-15 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2020-7308 is rated Low Risk (34.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.13%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-7308

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2023-03-07 1.05% 0.13% -0.93%
2 2022-04-01 4.50% 1.05% -3.44%
3 2022-02-04 — 4.50% —

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2020-7308

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.8 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:H)
Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 2.2 2.5 [email protected]
6.5 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
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:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 3.9 2.5 [email protected]
6.4 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 10.0 4.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2020-7308

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2020-7308

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
mcafee endpoint_security <= 10.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:endpoint_security:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*
mcafee endpoint_security 10.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:endpoint_security:10.6.1:-:*:*:*:windows:*:*
mcafee endpoint_security 10.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:endpoint_security:10.6.1:april_2020:*:*:*:windows:*:*
mcafee endpoint_security 10.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:endpoint_security:10.6.1:december_2018:*:*:*:windows:*:*
mcafee endpoint_security 10.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:endpoint_security:10.6.1:december_2019:*:*:*:windows:*:*
mcafee endpoint_security 10.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:endpoint_security:10.6.1:february_2019:*:*:*:windows:*:*
mcafee endpoint_security 10.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:endpoint_security:10.6.1:february_2020:*:*:*:windows:*:*
mcafee endpoint_security 10.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:endpoint_security:10.6.1:july_2019:*:*:*:windows:*:*
mcafee endpoint_security 10.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:endpoint_security:10.6.1:july_2020:*:*:*:windows:*:*
mcafee endpoint_security 10.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:endpoint_security:10.6.1:may_2019:*:*:*:windows:*:*
mcafee endpoint_security 10.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:endpoint_security:10.6.1:november_2018:*:*:*:windows:*:*
mcafee endpoint_security 10.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:endpoint_security:10.6.1:november_2020:*:*:*:windows:*:*
mcafee endpoint_security 10.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:endpoint_security:10.6.1:october_2019:*:*:*:windows:*:*
mcafee endpoint_security 10.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:endpoint_security:10.6.1:september_2020:*:*:*:windows:*:*
mcafee endpoint_security 10.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:endpoint_security:10.7.0:february_2020:*:*:*:windows:*:*
mcafee endpoint_security 10.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:endpoint_security:10.7.0:july_2020:*:*:*:windows:*:*
mcafee endpoint_security 10.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:endpoint_security:10.7.0:november_2020:*:*:*:windows:*:*
mcafee endpoint_security 10.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:endpoint_security:10.7.0:september_2020:*:*:*:windows:*:*

References for CVE-2020-7308

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