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CVE-2020-7283

VendormcafeeProducttotal protectionDiscoveredJul 3, 2020UpdatedNov 21, 2024

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.

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CVSS v3.1
7.5 HIGH
EPSS
0.62%
probability of exploitation in 30 days
CISA KEV
Not listed
no confirmed exploitation reported
News coverage
0
sources referencing this CVE
Related IOCs
0
seen in the same coverage
CVSS v3.1 Detail
Attack VectorLOCAL
Attack ComplexityHIGH
Privileges RequiredLOW
User InteractionNONE
ScopeCHANGED
ConfidentialityNONE
IntegrityHIGH
AvailabilityHIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H
Connections
2 relationships
Timeline
disclosure → media coverage
Jul 3, 2020
Disclosure — published as a CVE record. · last revised by NVD Nov 21, 2024
Public PoC (1)
github.com/RedyOpsResearchLabs/CVE-2020-7283-McAfee-Total-Protection-MTP-16.0.R26-EoP
Unverified third-party code — review before executing.