Attacker Value
Unknown
(0 users assessed)
Exploitability
Unknown
(0 users assessed)
User Interaction
None
Privileges Required
Low
Attack Vector
Local
0

CVE-2020-7257

Disclosure Date: April 14, 2020
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Description

Privilege escalation vulnerability in McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) for Windows prior to 10.7.0 February 2020 Update allows local users to cause the deletion and creation of files they would not normally have permission to through altering the target of symbolic links whilst an anti-virus scan was in progress. This is timing dependent.

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CVSS V3 Severity and Metrics
Base Score:
6.3 Medium
Impact Score:
5.2
Exploitability Score:
1
Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector (AV):
Local
Attack Complexity (AC):
High
Privileges Required (PR):
Low
User Interaction (UI):
None
Scope (S):
Unchanged
Confidentiality (C):
None
Integrity (I):
High
Availability (A):
High

General Information

Vendors

  • mcafee

Products

  • endpoint security 10.5.0,
  • endpoint security 10.5.1,
  • endpoint security 10.5.2,
  • endpoint security 10.5.3,
  • endpoint security 10.5.4,
  • endpoint security 10.5.5,
  • endpoint security 10.6.0

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