Web Gateway (MWG) - Privilege Escalation vulnerability
Priority LOW 21CWE-287Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-287.
Summary
Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee Web Gateway (MWG) prior to 9.2.1 allows authenticated user interface user to delete or download protected files via improper access controls in the REST interface.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00389 33rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed McAfee Web Gateway (MWG) (McAfee): 9.2.1
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McAfee | McAfee Web Gateway (MWG) | before 9.2.1 | 9.2.1 | Patch available | CNA |
- McAfee Web Gateway (MWG) VendorMcAfee Affected before 9.2.1 Fixed in 9.2.1 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:web_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.8.0 to before 7.8.2.23; 8.2.0 to before 8.2.11; 9.0.0 to before 9.2.3 | Vulnerable | McAfee |
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:web_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.8.0 to before 7.8.2.23; 8.2.0 to before 8.2.11; 9.0.0 to before 9.2.3 Vulnerable ·McAfee
Remediation
- Fix · CNA McAfee Web Gateway (MWG) (McAfee) Fixed in 9.2.1
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
McAfee Web Gateway (MWG) 9.2.1
5 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 4 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2020-05898 Web Gateway (MWG) - Privilege Escalation vulnerabilityPriority MEDIUM 40
- TI-2020-05902 Web Gateway (MWG) - Privilege Escalation vulnerabilityPriority LOW 26
- TI-2020-05901 Web Gateway (MWG) - Privilege Escalation vulnerabilityPriority LOW 26
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-7294
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m6xf-x3pm-6ffw
References
More McAfee Web Gateway vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-02242 Sudo before 1.9.5p2 contains an off-by-one error that can result in a heap-based buffer… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2019-06950 Some HTTP/2 implementations are vulnerable to a settings flood, potentially leading to a… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2019-06949 Some HTTP/2 implementations are vulnerable to a reset flood, potentially leading to a… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2019-06948 Some HTTP/2 implementations are vulnerable to resource loops, potentially leading to a… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2021-02413 NULL pointer deref in signature_algorithms processing CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9
- TI-2019-06946 Some HTTP/2 implementations are vulnerable to window size manipulation and stream… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2020-7294 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-7294 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-m6xf-x3pm-6ffw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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