Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee Total Protection (MTP) trial installer
CVE-2020-7310

6.9MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
Mcafee,llc
Status
Mcafee Total Protection (mtp) Trial
Vendor
CVE Published:
21 August 2020

Summary

Privilege Escalation vulnerability in the installer in McAfee McAfee Total Protection (MTP) trial prior to 4.0.161.1 allows local users to change files that are part of write protection rules via manipulating symbolic links to redirect a McAfee file operations to an unintended file.

Affected Version(s)

McAfee Total Protection (MTP) Trial < 4.0.161.1

References

http://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspx?&id=TS103067
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.9
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
High
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
High
Privileges Required:
High
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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