CVE-2020-7298 is a vulnerability in McAfee Total Protection
Published on August 5, 2020
Total Protection (MTP) - Unexpected behavior violation
Unexpected behavior violation in McAfee Total Protection (MTP) prior to 16.0.R26 allows local users to turn off real time scanning via a specially crafted object making a specific function call.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2020-7298 is exploitable with local system access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is consided to have a high level of attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality, a high impact on integrity and availability.
Products Associated with CVE-2020-7298
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Affected Versions
McAfee Total Protection (MTP):- Version unspecified and below 16.0.R26 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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