CVE-2020-7335
Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee Total Protection (MTP)
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 7.5 High
- Published
- Dec 1, 2020
- Updated
- Aug 4, 2024
- Reserved
- Jan 21, 2020
Description
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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 7.5 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H | trellix |
Weaknesses
- CWE-269 Privilege escalation vulnerability
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
McAfee Total Protection (MTP)McAfee,LLC |
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