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2 vulnerabilities found for McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) for Mac by McAfee,LLC
CVE-2020-7265 (GCVE-0-2020-7265)
Vulnerability from nvd – Published: 2020-05-08 11:50 – Updated: 2024-09-16 20:42
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Privilege Escalation vulnerability through symbolic links in ENSM
Summary
Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) for Mac prior to 10.6.9 allows local users to delete files the user would otherwise not have access to via manipulating symbolic links to redirect a McAfee delete action to an unintended file. This is achieved through running a malicious script or program on the target machine.
Severity
8.8 (High)
CWE
- CWE-274 - Improper Handling of Insufficient Privileges
Assigner
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|---|---|
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Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| McAfee,LLC | McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) for Mac |
Affected:
10.6.x , ≤ 10.6.9
(custom)
|
Date Public
2020-05-07 00:00
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CVE-2020-7265 (GCVE-0-2020-7265)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-05-08 11:50 – Updated: 2024-09-16 20:42
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Privilege Escalation vulnerability through symbolic links in ENSM
Summary
Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) for Mac prior to 10.6.9 allows local users to delete files the user would otherwise not have access to via manipulating symbolic links to redirect a McAfee delete action to an unintended file. This is achieved through running a malicious script or program on the target machine.
Severity
8.8 (High)
CWE
- CWE-274 - Improper Handling of Insufficient Privileges
Assigner
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|---|---|
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1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| McAfee,LLC | McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) for Mac |
Affected:
10.6.x , ≤ 10.6.9
(custom)
|
Date Public
2020-05-07 00:00
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