Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee Total Protection (MTP)
CVE-2020-7283

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

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

Badges

👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC

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.

Affected Version(s)

McAfee Total Protection (MTP) 16.0.R26

Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)

PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.

CVE-2020-7283-McAfee-Total-Protection-MTP-16.0.R26-EoP
Created by RedyOpsResearchLabs

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

  • 🟡

    Public PoC available

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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