CVE-2020-7279

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CVSS 3.1

7.8 high

EPSS

<1%p36

Published

Jun 10, 2020 (Jun 10, 2020)

Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Description

DLL Search Order Hijacking Vulnerability in the installer component of McAfee Host Intrusion Prevention System (Host IPS) for Windows prior to 8.0.0 Patch 15 Update allows attackers with local access to execute arbitrary code via execution from a compromised folder.

Vendors: mcafee
Products: host intrusion prevention
Weakness: CWE-426
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD CVE.org GitHub PoCs EPSS (0.4%)

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