CVE-2020-7257
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CVE-2020-7257 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.3/10 on the CVSS scale. 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.. EPSS estimates a 0.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
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.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/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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