CVE-2020-7264
HIGHMcAfee Endpoint Security < 10.7.0 Hotfix 199847 - Privilege Escalation via Symbolic Link Manipulation
Title source: llmDescription
Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) for Windows prior to 10.7.0 Hotfix 199847 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.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10316
Scores
CVSS v3
8.8
EPSS
0.0003
EPSS Percentile
10.5%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-274
CWE-269
Status
published
Products (3)
mcafee/endpoint_security
10.6.0
mcafee/endpoint_security
10.7.0
mcafee/endpoint_security
10.5.0 - 10.5.5
Published
May 08, 2020
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026