CVE-2020-7267 (GCVE-0-2020-7267)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-05-08 12:25 – Updated: 2024-09-17 02:51
VLAI?
Title
Privilege Escalation vulnerability through symbolic links in VSEL
Summary
Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee VirusScan Enterprise (VSE) for Linux prior to 2.0.3 Hotfix 2635000 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.
Severity ?
8.8 (High)
CWE
- CWE-274 - Improper Handling of Insufficient Privileges
Assigner
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Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| McAfee,LLC | McAfee VirusScan Enterprise (VSE) for Linux |
Affected:
2.0.x , < 2.0.3 Hotfix 2635000
(custom)
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Credits
Rack911 Labs discovered this vulnerability.
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Nomenclature
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