CVE-2020-7283 (GCVE-0-2020-7283)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-07-03 13:30 – Updated: 2024-08-04 09:25
VLAI?
Title
Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee Total Protection (MTP)
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.
Severity ?
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-274 - Privilege escalation (CWE-274)
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
McAfee,LLC McAfee Total Protection (MTP) Affected: 16.0.R26
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