Vulnerability · Published Aug 5, 2020 · Assigned by trellix

CVE-2020-7298Total Protection (MTP) - Unexpected behavior violation

High 7.5

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in McAfee Total Protection (MTP) from McAfee. 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 24% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 76.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Unexpected behavior violation in McAfee Total Protection (MTP) prior to 16.0.R26 allows local users to turn off real time scanning via a specially crafted object making a specific function call.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
McAfee McAfee Total Protection (MTP) unspecified – before 16.0.R26

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