4.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2020-7268
McAfee Email Gateway File System Traversal Vulnerability
Description

Path Traversal vulnerability in McAfee McAfee Email Gateway (MEG) prior to 7.6.406 allows remote attackers to traverse the file system to access files or directories that are outside of the restricted directory via external input to construct a path name that should be within a restricted directory.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 16, 2020, 2:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 3:25 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

1.4

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-7268 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Mcafee email_gateway
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2020-7268.

URL Resource
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10323

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-7268 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Source Update by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Source McAfee (DEFUNCT) Trellix
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Trellix https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10323 [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference McAfee (DEFUNCT) https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10323
    Added CWE Trellix CWE-22
    Removed CWE McAfee (DEFUNCT) CWE-22
    Removed CVSS V3.1 McAfee (DEFUNCT) AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
    Added CVSS V3.1 Trellix AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 06, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 19, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CWE McAfee CWE-23
    Added CWE McAfee CWE-22
    Removed CWE Reason CWE-23/CWE from CNA not within 1003 View
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 18, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10323 No Types Assigned https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10323 Not Applicable, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-22
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:email_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 7.6.406
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.10 }} 0.03%

score

0.41229

percentile

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