title: Privilege Escalation vulnerability  in ENS
description: Privilege escalation vulnerability in the administrative user interface in McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) for Windows prior to 10.7.0 February 2020 Update allows local users to gain elevated privileges via ENS not checking user permissions when editing configuration in the ENS client interface. Administrators can lock the ENS client interface through ePO to prevent users being able to edit the configuration.
problem types: CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
affected:
{
product: McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS)
vendor: McAfee LLC
versions:
lessThan: 10.7.0 April 2020 Update, status: affected, version: 10.x, versionType: custom
}
metrics:
cvssV3_1: [
attackComplexity: HIGH
attackVector: LOCAL
availabilityImpact: LOW
baseScore: 3.9
baseSeverity: LOW
confidentialityImpact: NONE
integrityImpact: LOW
privilegesRequired: LOW
scope: CHANGED
userInteraction: REQUIRED
vectorString: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L
version: 3.1
]