CVE-2020-7283 (GCVE-0-2020-7283)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-07-03 13:30 – Updated: 2024-08-04 09:25
VLAI
Title
Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee Total Protection (MTP)
Summary
Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee Total Protection (MTP) before 16.0.R26 allows local users to create and edit files via symbolic link manipulation in a location they would otherwise not have access to. This is achieved through running a malicious script or program on the target machine.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-274 - Privilege escalation (CWE-274)
Assigner
trellix CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard – unranked: 6 records in the last 180 days, 10 needed details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
McAfee,LLC McAfee Total Protection (MTP) Affected: 16.0.R26
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