Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee Total Protection (MTP)
CVE-2020-7281

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Mcafee,llc
Status
Mcafee Total Protection (mtp)
Vendor
CVE Published:
3 July 2020

Summary

Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee Total Protection (MTP) prior to 16.0.R26 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.

Affected Version(s)

McAfee Total Protection (MTP) 16.0.R26

References

https://service.mcafee.com/webcenter/portal/cp/home/artic...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
High
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
High
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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