CVE-2020-7281
Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee Total Protection (MTP)
Description
Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee Total Protection (MTP) prior to 16.0.R26 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 :
July 3, 2020, 2:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 5:36 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | LOW | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM | [email protected] |
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-2020-7281.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://service.mcafee.com/webcenter/portal/cp/home/articleview?articleId=TS103062 | |
| https://service.mcafee.com/webcenter/portal/cp/home/articleview?articleId=TS103062 |
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2020-7281 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-2020-7281
weaknesses.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2020-7281 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2020-7281 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://service.mcafee.com/webcenter/portal/cp/home/articleview?articleId=TS103062 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference Trellix https://service.mcafee.com/webcenter/portal/cp/home/articleview?articleId=TS103062 [No types assigned] Removed Reference McAfee (DEFUNCT) https://service.mcafee.com/webcenter/portal/cp/home/articleview?articleId=TS103062 Added CWE Trellix CWE-269 Removed CWE McAfee (DEFUNCT) CWE-269 Removed CVSS V3.1 McAfee (DEFUNCT) AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H Added CVSS V3.1 Trellix AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H -
CVE Source Update by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Source McAfee (DEFUNCT) Trellix -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Jul. 01, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 19, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed CWE McAfee CWE-274 Added CWE McAfee CWE-269 Removed CWE Reason CWE-274/CWE from CNA not within 1003 View -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jul. 15, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) Added CVSS V3.1 McAfee AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://service.mcafee.com/webcenter/portal/cp/home/articleview?articleId=TS103062 No Types Assigned https://service.mcafee.com/webcenter/portal/cp/home/articleview?articleId=TS103062 Vendor Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-269 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:total_protection:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 16.0.r26 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jul. 15, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://service.mcafee.com/webcenter/portal/cp/home/articleview?articleId=TS103062 No Types Assigned https://service.mcafee.com/webcenter/portal/cp/home/articleview?articleId=TS103062 Vendor Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-269 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:total_protection:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 16.0.r26
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.5
Base CVSS Score: 1.9
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.03 }} -0.00%
score
0.04983
percentile