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CVE-2020-7266

Privilege Escalation vulnerability through symbolic links in VSE for Windows

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 VirusScan Enterprise (VSE) for Windows prior to 8.8 Patch 14 Hotfix 116778 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 VirusScan Enterprise (VSE) para Windows versiones anteriores a 8.8 Parche 14 Hotfix 116778, 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
  • 2024-09-17 CVE Updated
  • 2025-03-18 EPSS 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"
 Virusscan Enterprise
Search vendor "Mcafee" for product "Virusscan Enterprise"
 >= 1.9.0 < 1.9.2
Search vendor "Mcafee" for product "Virusscan Enterprise" and version " >= 1.9.0 < 1.9.2"
linux
Affected
Mcafee
Search vendor "Mcafee"
 Virusscan Enterprise
Search vendor "Mcafee" for product "Virusscan Enterprise"
 >= 2.0.0 < 2.0.3
Search vendor "Mcafee" for product "Virusscan Enterprise" and version " >= 2.0.0 < 2.0.3"
linux
Affected