Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee Total Protection (MTP)
CVE-2020-7282

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Mcafee,llc

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

What is CVE-2020-7282?

Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee Total Protection (MTP) before 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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