CVE-2020-7335 is a vulnerability in McAfee Total Protection
Published on December 1, 2020
Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee Total Protection (MTP)
Privilege Escalation vulnerability in Microsoft Windows client McAfee Total Protection (MTP) prior to 16.0.29 allows local users to gain elevated privileges via careful manipulation of a folder by creating a junction link. This exploits a lack of protection through a timing issue and is only exploitable in a small time window.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2020-7335 can be exploited with local system access, requires user interaction and a 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 be very high.
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-2020-7335
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Affected Versions
McAfee,LLC McAfee Total Protection (MTP):- Version unspecified, <= 16.0.29 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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