CVE-2020-7257
Privilege Escalation vulnerability through Symbolic links in ENS
Severity Score
6.3
*CVSS v3.1
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
0
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
-
*SSVC
Descriptions
Privilege escalation vulnerability in McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) for Windows prior to 10.7.0 February 2020 Update allows local users to cause the deletion and creation of files they would not normally have permission to through altering the target of symbolic links whilst an anti-virus scan was in progress. This is timing dependent.
Una vulnerabilidad de escalada de privilegios en McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) para Windows versión anterior a 10.7.0 Update de Febrero de 2020, permite a usuarios locales causar la eliminación y creación de archivos para los que normalmente no tendrían permiso al alterar el objetivo de los enlaces simbólicos mientras un escaneo de antivirus estaba en progreso. Esto depende de la sincronización.
*Credits:
McAfee credits Jakub Palaczynski (ING Tech Poland) for reporting this flaw
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:-
Exploitation
Automatable
Tech. Impact
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2020-01-21 CVE Reserved
- 2020-04-15 CVE Published
- 2024-09-16 CVE Updated
- 2025-04-02 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-264: Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
- CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management
CAPEC
References (1)
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| https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10309 | X_refsource_confirm |
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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Mcafee Search vendor "Mcafee" | Endpoint Security Search vendor "Mcafee" for product "Endpoint Security" | 10.5.0 Search vendor "Mcafee" for product "Endpoint Security" and version "10.5.0" | windows |
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| Mcafee Search vendor "Mcafee" | Endpoint Security Search vendor "Mcafee" for product "Endpoint Security" | 10.5.1 Search vendor "Mcafee" for product "Endpoint Security" and version "10.5.1" | windows |
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| Mcafee Search vendor "Mcafee" | Endpoint Security Search vendor "Mcafee" for product "Endpoint Security" | 10.5.2 Search vendor "Mcafee" for product "Endpoint Security" and version "10.5.2" | windows |
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| Mcafee Search vendor "Mcafee" | Endpoint Security Search vendor "Mcafee" for product "Endpoint Security" | 10.5.3 Search vendor "Mcafee" for product "Endpoint Security" and version "10.5.3" | windows |
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| Mcafee Search vendor "Mcafee" | Endpoint Security Search vendor "Mcafee" for product "Endpoint Security" | 10.5.4 Search vendor "Mcafee" for product "Endpoint Security" and version "10.5.4" | windows |
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| Mcafee Search vendor "Mcafee" | Endpoint Security Search vendor "Mcafee" for product "Endpoint Security" | 10.5.5 Search vendor "Mcafee" for product "Endpoint Security" and version "10.5.5" | windows |
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| Mcafee Search vendor "Mcafee" | Endpoint Security Search vendor "Mcafee" for product "Endpoint Security" | 10.6.0 Search vendor "Mcafee" for product "Endpoint Security" and version "10.6.0" | windows |
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