Vulnerability · Published Apr 15, 2020 · Assigned by trellix
CVE-2020-7257Privilege Escalation vulnerability through Symbolic links in ENS
High 8.4
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) from McAfee LLC. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 17% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.4High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 83.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Privilege escalation vulnerability in McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) for Windows prior to 10.7.0 February 2020 Update 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 whilst an anti-virus scan was in progress. This is timing dependent.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| McAfee LLC | McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) | 10.x – before 10.7.0 April 2020 Update |
Weakness: CWE-264 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H
References
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10309 x_refsource_CONFIRM