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CVE-2020-7265

Privilege Escalation vulnerability through symbolic links in ENSM

Severity Score

8.4
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) for Mac prior to 10.6.9 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.

Una vulnerabilidad de Escalada de Privilegios en McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) para Mac versiones anteriores a 10.6.9, permite a usuarios locales eliminar archivos a los que de otro modo el usuario no tendría acceso por medio de la manipulación de enlaces simbólicos para redireccionar una acción de eliminación de McAfee hacia un archivo no deseado. Esto es logrado por medio de la ejecución de un script o programa malicioso en la máquina objetivo.

*Credits: Rack911 Labs discovered this vulnerability.
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2020-01-21 CVE Reserved
  • 2020-05-08 CVE Published
  • 2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-09-16 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management
  • CWE-274: Improper Handling of Insufficient Privileges
CAPEC
References (1)
URL Tag Source
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10316 X_refsource_confirm
URL Date SRC
URL Date SRC
URL Date SRC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
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 < 10.6.9
Search vendor "Mcafee" for product "Endpoint Security" and version " >= 10.5.0 < 10.6.9"
macos
Affected