CVE-2020-7310 (GCVE-0-2020-7310)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-08-21 08:30 – Updated: 2024-08-04 09:25
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Title
Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee Total Protection (MTP) trial installer
Summary
Privilege Escalation vulnerability in the installer in McAfee McAfee Total Protection (MTP) trial prior to 4.0.161.1 allows local users to change files that are part of write protection rules via manipulating symbolic links to redirect a McAfee file operations to an unintended file.
Severity ?
6.9 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-269 - - Improper Privilege Management
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McAfee,LLC McAfee Total Protection (MTP) Trial Affected: unspecified , < 4.0.161.1 (custom)
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