Vulnerability · Published Aug 21, 2020 · Assigned by trellix
CVE-2020-7310Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee Total Protection (MTP) trial installer
Medium 6.9
In plain English
A medium-severity privilege mismanagement in McAfee Total Protection (MTP) Trial 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 22% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.9Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 77.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Privilege Escalation vulnerability in the installer in McAfee McAfee Total Protection (MTP) trial prior to 4.0.161.1 allows local users to change files that are part of write protection rules via manipulating symbolic links to redirect a McAfee file operations to an unintended file.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| McAfee,LLC | McAfee Total Protection (MTP) Trial | unspecified – before 4.0.161.1 |
Weakness: CWE-269 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H
References
- http://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspx?&id=TS103067 x_refsource_CONFIRM