CVE Vulnerability

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.

4.6 /10

CVSS v2.0 :

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 6.4

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

Scope

8.8 /10

CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 2 / Impact : 6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope CHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://service.mcafee.com/webcenter/portal/cp/home/articleview?articleId=TS103062 Vendor Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1

cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:total_protection:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Information

Published : 2020-07-03 02:15

Updated : 2020-07-13 03:00

NVD link : CVE-2020-7283

Mitre link : CVE-2020-7283

Products Affected

Mcafee

Total Protection

CWE
CWE-269