gsd-2020-7282
Vulnerability from gsd
Modified
2023-12-13 01:21
Details
Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee Total Protection (MTP) before 16.0.R26 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.
Aliases
Aliases
CVE-2020-7282


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