CVE Vulnerability

CVE-2020-7282

Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee Total Protection (MTP) before 16.0.R26 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.

3.3 /10

CVSS v2.0 :

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.4 / Impact : 4.9

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

Scope

6.3 /10

CVSS v3.0 : MEDIUM

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 1 / Impact : 5.2

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

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 : 2022-07-01 04:44

NVD link : CVE-2020-7282

Mitre link : CVE-2020-7282

Products Affected

Mcafee

Total Protection

CWE
CWE-59