CVE-2020-7280
7.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
Privilege Escalation vulnerability during daily DAT updates when using McAfee Virus Scan Enterprise (VSE) prior to 8.8 Patch 15 allows local users to cause the deletion and creation of files they would not normally have permission to through altering the target of symbolic links. This is timing dependent.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| McAfee, LLC | McAfee VirusScan Enterprise (VSE) | 8.8.x < 8.8 Patch 15 | affected |
Weaknesses
- CWE-269: CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management
ADP Enrichment
CVE Program Container
Additional References
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10302
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-702/
References
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10302
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-702/
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