Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee Total Protection (MTP)
CVE-2020-7283
Key Information:
- Vendor
Mcafee,llc
- Vendor
- CVE Published:
- 3 July 2020
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What is CVE-2020-7283?
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.

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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.
References
CVSS V3.1
Timeline
Vulnerability published
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Public PoC available
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Exploit known to exist
Vulnerability Reserved
