CVE-2020-7310
McAfee Total Protection Symbolic Link Denial of Write Protection
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 21, 2020, 9:15 a.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 7, 2023, 3:25 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.8
Exploitability Score :
0.6
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-2020-7310.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspx?&id=TS103067 |
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The following list is the news that have been mention
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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2020-7310 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 http://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspx?&id=TS103067 [No types assigned] Removed Reference McAfee (DEFUNCT) http://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspx?&id=TS103067 Added CWE Trellix CWE-269 Removed CWE McAfee (DEFUNCT) CWE-269 Removed CVSS V3.1 McAfee (DEFUNCT) AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H Added CVSS V3.1 Trellix AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Jun. 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-285 Added CWE McAfee CWE-269 Removed CWE Reason CWE-285/CWE from CNA not within 1003 View -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Aug. 26, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type http://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspx?&id=TS103067 No Types Assigned http://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspx?&id=TS103067 Vendor Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-269 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:total_protection:*:*:*:*:trial:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 4.0.161.1
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2020-7310 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-2020-7310
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