CVE-2020-7264
McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) for Windows Symbolic Link Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description
Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) for Windows prior to 10.7.0 Hotfix 199847 allows local users to delete files the user would otherwise not have access to via manipulating symbolic links to redirect a McAfee delete action to an unintended file. This is achieved through running a malicious script or program on the target machine.
INFO
Published Date :
May 8, 2020, 12:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 5:36 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
6.0
Exploitability Score :
2.0
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2020-7264.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10316 | |
| https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10316 |
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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2020-7264 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10316 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Source Update by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Source McAfee (DEFUNCT) Trellix -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference Trellix https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10316 [No types assigned] Removed Reference McAfee (DEFUNCT) https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10316 Added CWE Trellix CWE-274 Removed CWE McAfee (DEFUNCT) CWE-274 Removed CVSS V3.1 McAfee (DEFUNCT) AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Added CVSS V3.1 Trellix AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
May. 18, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10316 No Types Assigned https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10316 Vendor Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-269 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:endpoint_security:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* versions from (including) 10.5.0 up to (excluding) 10.5.5 *cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:endpoint_security:10.6.0:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:endpoint_security:10.7.0:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2020-7264 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2020-7264
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.04 }} 0.00%
score
0.05635
percentile