CVE-2020-7281
HIGHMcAfee Total Protection < 16.0.R26 - Privilege Escalation via Symbolic Link Manipulation
Title source: llmDescription
Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee Total Protection (MTP) prior to 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.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
https://service.mcafee.com/webcenter/portal/cp/home/articleview?articleId=TS103062
Scores
CVSS v3
7.5
EPSS
0.0003
EPSS Percentile
8.5%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-269
Status
published
Products (1)
mcafee/total_protection
< 16.0.r26
Published
Jul 03, 2020
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026