CVE-2020-7310 is a vulnerability in McAfee Total Protection
Published on August 21, 2020
Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee Total Protection (MTP) trial installer
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.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2020-7310 is exploitable with local system access, requires user interaction and 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.
Weakness Type
Improper Privilege Management
The software does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.
Products Associated with CVE-2020-7310
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Affected Versions
McAfee,LLC McAfee Total Protection (MTP) Trial:- Version unspecified and below 4.0.161.1 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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