CVE-2020-7335 (GCVE-0-2020-7335)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-12-01 08:50 – Updated: 2024-08-04 09:25
VLAI?
Title
Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee Total Protection (MTP)
Summary
Privilege Escalation vulnerability in Microsoft Windows client McAfee Total Protection (MTP) prior to 16.0.29 allows local users to gain elevated privileges via careful manipulation of a folder by creating a junction link. This exploits a lack of protection through a timing issue and is only exploitable in a small time window.
Severity ?
7.5 (High)
CWE
- CWE-269 - Privilege escalation vulnerability
Assigner
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Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
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| McAfee,LLC | McAfee Total Protection (MTP) |
Affected:
unspecified , ≤ 16.0.29
(custom)
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Sightings
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Nomenclature
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