CVE-2020-7298
McAfee Total Protection Local File System Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 5, 2020, 9:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 7, 2023, 3:25 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.8
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-2020-7298.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://service.mcafee.com/webcenter/portal/cp/home/articleview?articleId=TS103062 |
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2020-7298 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2020-7298 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 [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://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 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 -
CWE Remap by [email protected]
Jul. 21, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CWE CWE-20 NVD-CWE-noinfo -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Aug. 07, 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://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-20 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:total_protection:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 16.0.r26
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2020-7298 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-2020-7298
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