Unquoted Search Path or Element in Data Exchange Layer (DXL) - CVE-2020-7252
Published: February 18, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU25424
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-7252
CWE-ID: CWE-428
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: McAfee
Affected software:
Data Exchange Layer (DXL)
Data Exchange Layer (DXL)
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to an unquoted service executable path in DXL Broker. A local administrator can cause a denial of service condition and malicious file execution via carefully crafted and named executable files.
How to mitigate CVE-2020-7252
Install update from vendor's website.