VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2020-7283
CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability0.62%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2020-07-03
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H
Description
Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee Total Protection (MTP) before 16.0.R26 allows local users to create and edit files via symbolic link manipulation in a location they would otherwise not have access to. This is achieved through running a malicious script or program on the target machine.
Weakness classification
- trellixpsirt@trellix.com: CWE-274
- nvd@nist.gov: CWE-269