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.

CVSS v3 7.5 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 4.6 MEDIUM

7.5^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.1 / Impact : 5.8

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope CHANGED

4.6^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

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

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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

History

21 Nov 2024, 05:36

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://service.mcafee.com/webcenter/portal/cp/home/articleview?articleId=TS103062 -~~	() https://service.mcafee.com/webcenter/portal/cp/home/articleview?articleId=TS103062 -
CVSS	v2 : ~~4.6~~ v3 : ~~8.8~~	v2 : 4.6 v3 : 7.5

07 Nov 2023, 03:25

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~(CONFIRM) https://service.mcafee.com/webcenter/portal/cp/home/articleview?articleId=TS103062 - Vendor Advisory~~	() https://service.mcafee.com/webcenter/portal/cp/home/articleview?articleId=TS103062 -

Information

Published : 2020-07-03 14:15

Updated : 2024-11-21 05:36

NVD link : CVE-2020-7283

Mitre link : CVE-2020-7283

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2020-7283

JSON object : View

Products Affected

mcafee

total_protection

CWE

CWE-274

Improper Handling of Insufficient Privileges

CWE-269

Improper Privilege Management

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