CVE-2020-7277

MEDIUMCVSS 6.8

6.8

Protection mechanism failure in all processes in McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) for Windows prior to 10.7.0 April 2020 Update allows local users to stop certain McAfee ENS processes, reducing the protection offered.

CVSS v3: 6.8
EG Score: —
EPSS: —
KEV: Not listed

Published

April 15, 2020

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (2)

trellixpsirt@trellixhttps://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10309
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10309

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-693Protection Mechanism Failure

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 9× in last 7d / 9× in last 30d)

Every time one of our enrichment pipelines (NVD, MITRE cvelistV5, EPSS, CISA KEV, GHSA, OSV, vendor advisories) ran against this CVE. Most recent first.

2026-05-27 13:39 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-27 13:39 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-27 05:12 UTCEG score recompute
2026-05-27 05:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
2026-05-26 13:42 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-26 13:42 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-26 07:17 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-26 07:17 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-24 02:20 UTCOSV refresh

Frequently asked(4)

What is CVE-2020-7277?

CVE-2020-7277 is a medium vulnerability published on April 15, 2020. Protection mechanism failure in all processes in McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) for Windows prior to 10.7.0 April 2020 Update allows local users to stop certain McAfee ENS processes, reducing the protection offered.

When was CVE-2020-7277 disclosed?

CVE-2020-7277 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on April 15, 2020, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2020-7277?

CVE-2020-7277 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.8 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2020-7277?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2020-7277, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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CVE-2020-7277

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