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McAfee Host Intrusion Prevention System 8.0.0 Patch 15 Untrusted Search Path Vulnerability

Details

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.

Vulnerable Systems:

McAfee Host Intrusion Prevention System 8.0.0 Patch 15

CVE Information:

CVE-2020-7279

Disclosure Timeline:
Published Date:6/10/2020

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