Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This flaw affects McAfee Endpoint Security for Windows where the firewall ePO extension is older than the 10.7.0 November 2020 Update. A logged-in attacker could abuse cross-site request forgery with user interaction to run arbitrary HTML code. The main business concern is compromise of confidentiality and integrity in affected management workflows.
Executive priority
Treat as a high-priority hygiene fix for legacy McAfee ENS environments, especially where endpoint security administration is business-critical. There is no provided evidence of active exploitation.
Technical view
CVE-2020-7332 is a CWE-352 CSRF issue in the firewall ePO extension of McAfee ENS before 10.7.0 November 2020 Update. The CVSS 3.1 score is 7.0 with adjacent attack vector, low complexity, low privileges, required user interaction, high confidentiality and integrity impact, and low availability impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely limited to organizations running McAfee Endpoint Security for Windows 10.7.x before the November 2020 Update with the firewall ePO extension in use.
Exploitation context
The provided sources do not show CISA KEV listing or active exploitation. Exploitation is not described as remote unauthenticated; the CVSS vector requires adjacent access, low privileges, and user interaction.
Researcher notes
Evidence is sparse beyond the CVE record and vendor reference. Do not assume broader McAfee products are affected. Validation should focus on the ENS firewall ePO extension version and the specific pre-November-2020 update condition.
Mitigation direction
- Review McAfee security bulletin SB10335 for the official remediation path.
- Upgrade affected ENS deployments to 10.7.0 November 2020 Update or later.
- Prioritize systems where firewall ePO administration is reachable by regular users.
- Confirm unsupported or stale ENS installations are retired or isolated.
Validation and detection
- Inventory McAfee Endpoint Security for Windows deployments and versions.
- Identify hosts using the firewall ePO extension.
- Confirm whether each instance is before 10.7.0 November 2020 Update.
- Verify remediation status against McAfee bulletin SB10335.
- Check vulnerability management records for CVE-2020-7332 coverage.
Public sources used
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
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CWE-352: User-session and phishing behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- High
- CVSS
- 7 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L1.55.5Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
7HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10335CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.