Is CVE-2020-7292 actively exploited?

CVE-2020-7292 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2024-11-21.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-7292?

CVE-2020-7292 has a CVSS score of 4.3 (MEDIUM severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

How do I patch CVE-2020-7292?

Patch guidance is available from mcafee security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2020-7292.

CVE-2020-7292 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2020-7292?

3 products: mcafee web gateway, mcafee web gateway, mcafee web gateway.

Description

Inappropriate Encoding for output context vulnerability in McAfee Web Gateway (MWG) prior to 9.2.1 allows a remote attacker to cause MWG to return an ambiguous redirect response via getting a user to click on a malicious URL.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: required
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: none
Integrity: low
Availability: none
Weaknesses: CWE-838 CWE-838

Metadata

Primary Vendor: MCAFEE
Published: 7/15/2020
Last Modified: 11/21/2024
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

mcafee : web_gatewaymcafee : web_gatewaymcafee : web_gateway

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

Cite this page

CVE-2020-7292. CVEDatabase.com. Retrieved 1 May 2026. https://cvedatabase.com/cve/CVE-2020-7292

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CVE-2020-7292 vulnerability