CVE-2020-7250
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CVE-2020-7250 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.8/10 on the CVSS scale. Symbolic link manipulation vulnerability in McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) for Windows prior to 10.7.0 February 2020 Update allows authenticated local user to potentially gain an escalation of privileges by pointing the link to files which the user which not normally have permission to alter via carefully creating symbolic links from the ENS log file directory.. EPSS estimates a 0.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Symbolic link manipulation vulnerability in McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) for Windows prior to 10.7.0 February 2020 Update allows authenticated local user to potentially gain an escalation of privileges by pointing the link to files which the user which not normally have permission to alter via carefully creating symbolic links from the ENS log file directory.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mcafee | Endpoint Security | 10.5.0 |
| Mcafee | Endpoint Security | 10.5.1 |
| Mcafee | Endpoint Security | 10.5.2 |
| Mcafee | Endpoint Security | 10.5.3 |
| Mcafee | Endpoint Security | 10.5.4 |
| Mcafee | Endpoint Security | 10.5.5 |
| Mcafee | Endpoint Security | 10.6.0 |
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Timeline
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- Status
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