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McAfee Host Intrusion Prevention CVE-2020-7279 Untrusted Search Path Vulnerability

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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.

affected-products-logoAffected Applications

Host Intrusion Prevention

CVE References

CVE-2020-7279

Other References

https://support.mcafee.com/webcenter/portal/supportportal/pages_knowledgecenter
ID 2439
Created Oct 27, 2021
Description
Updated		 Oct 26, 2023
Risk black-background-circle-icon black-background-circle-icon black-background-circle-icon black-background-circle-icon lightgray-background-circle-icon
Coverage FortiClient
OS Windows
Vendor McAfee
Patch manual
Application Host Intrusion Prevention