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CVE-2020-7267

Privilege Escalation vulnerability through symbolic links in VSEL

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 Linux prior to 2.0.3 Hotfix 2635000 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 Linux versiones anteriores a 2.0.3 Hotfix 2635000, permite a usuarios locales eliminar archivos a los que de otro modo no tendrían 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 el 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
  • 2024-09-17 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)
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Mcafee
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Virusscan Enterprise
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8.8
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windows
Affected
Mcafee
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Virusscan Enterprise
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8.8
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patch1, windows
Affected
Mcafee
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Virusscan Enterprise
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8.8
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patch10, windows
Affected
Mcafee
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Virusscan Enterprise
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8.8
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patch11, windows
Affected
Mcafee
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Virusscan Enterprise
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8.8
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patch12, windows
Affected
Mcafee
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Virusscan Enterprise
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8.8
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patch13, windows
Affected
Mcafee
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Virusscan Enterprise
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8.8
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patch2, windows
Affected
Mcafee
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Virusscan Enterprise
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8.8
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patch3, windows
Affected
Mcafee
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Virusscan Enterprise
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8.8
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patch4, windows
Affected
Mcafee
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Virusscan Enterprise
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8.8
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patch5, windows
Affected
Mcafee
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Virusscan Enterprise
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8.8
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patch6, windows
Affected
Mcafee
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Virusscan Enterprise
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8.8
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patch7, windows
Affected
Mcafee
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Virusscan Enterprise
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8.8
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patch8, windows
Affected
Mcafee
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Virusscan Enterprise
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8.8
Search vendor "Mcafee" for product "Virusscan Enterprise" and version "8.8"
patch9, windows
Affected