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CVE-2020-7280

Symbolic Link vulnerability during DAT update

Published: Jun 10, 2020Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-269
7.8HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 67.1%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-269

Affected Products

McAfee, LLC
commercial·USaka mcafee, mcafee agent (ma), mcafee security, mcafee endpoint security (ens), mcaee, mcafee enterprise security manager (esm)
McAfee VirusScan Enterprise (VSE)
Security Products
virusscan enterprise
Security Products
McAfee Inc.
commercial·USaka mcafee
McAfee VirusScan Enterprise
Security Products

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://securitylab.ru/vulnerability/509232.php
securitylab.ru
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10302
kc.mcafee.com
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10302
kc.mcafee.com
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