CVE-2020-7283 | BDVDB-2026-138409 Detail

McAfeeMcAfee Total Protection (MTP)

Description#

Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee Total Protection (MTP) before 16.0.R26 allows local users to create and edit files via symbolic link manipulation in a location they would otherwise not have access to. This is achieved through running a malicious script or program on the target machine.

Impact#

Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact none, integrity impact high, availability impact high. Attack vector: local.

Weaknesses#

CWE-274 Privilege escalation (CWE-274)

References#

https://service.mcafee.com/webcenter/portal/cp/home/articleview?articleId=TS103062

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12020-07-03Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-08-04Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2020-07-03
Last modified: 2024-08-04

Vendor information

Vendor: McAfee
Product: McAfee Total Protection (MTP)

All McAfee vulnerabilities

Score

7.5 High

EPSS

less than 1%, Very Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 49.8.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Not classified

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
16.0.R26
Fixed
Not stated

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

Not available

CVSS v3.1

7.5 High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Local
Attack Complexity	High
Privileges Required	Low
User Interaction	None
Scope	Changed
Confidentiality	None
Integrity	High
Availability	High

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).