CVE-2020-7267

Summary

Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee VirusScan Enterprise (VSE) for Linux prior to 2.0.3 Hotfix 2635000 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.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
McAfee,LLCMcAfee VirusScan Enterprise (VSE) for Linux2.0.x < 2.0.3 Hotfix 2635000affected

Weaknesses

  • CWE-274: CWE-274 Improper Handling of Insufficient Privileges

ADP Enrichment

CVE Program Container

Additional References

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