Vulnerabilites related to McAfee,LLC - McAfee VirusScan Enterprise (VSE) for Windows
cve-2020-7266
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2020-05-08 11:55
Modified
2024-09-17 04:04
Summary
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.
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Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
McAfee,LLC McAfee VirusScan Enterprise (VSE) for Windows Version: 8.8.x   < 8.8 Patch 14 Hotfix 116778
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