CVE-2020-7316 is a vulnerability in McAfee File Removable Media Protection
Published on October 7, 2020
File and Removable Media Protection update fixes one vulnerability
Unquoted service path vulnerability in McAfee File and Removable Media Protection (FRP) prior to 5.3.0 allows local users to execute arbitrary code, with higher privileges, via execution and from a compromised folder. This issue may result in files not being encrypted when a policy is triggered.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2020-7316 is exploitable with local system access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a small impact on confidentiality and integrity, and a high impact on availability.
Weakness Type
Unquoted Search Path or Element
The product uses a search path that contains an unquoted element, in which the element contains whitespace or other separators. This can cause the product to access resources in a parent path. If a malicious individual has access to the file system, it is possible to elevate privileges by inserting such a file as "C:\Program.exe" to be run by a privileged program making use of WinExec.
Products Associated with CVE-2020-7316
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Affected Versions
McAfee File & Removable Media Protection (FRP):- Version unspecified and below 5.3.0 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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