CVE-2020-7266 Privilege Escalation vulnerability through symbolic links in VSE for Windows
Local attackers can escalate privileges and delete protected files by manipulating symbolic links to redirect McAfee VSE delete actions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-7266?
CVE-2020-7266 is a high-severity vulnerability in McAfee,LLC McAfee VirusScan Enterprise (VSE) for Windows, published on 8 May 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee VirusScan Enterprise (VSE) for Windows prior to 8.8 Patch 14 Hotfix 116778 allows local users to delete files the user would otherwise not have access to via manipulating symbolic links to redirect a McAfee delete action to an unintended file. This is achieved through running a malicious script or program on the target machine.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-7266?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mcafee Virusscan Enterprise.
How do I fix CVE-2020-7266?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-7266 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-7266 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-7266 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in McAfee,LLC McAfee VirusScan Enterprise (VSE) for Windows
- CVE-2009-5118 Path traversal in n/a
- CVE-2020-7267 Privilege Escalation vulnerability through symbolic links in VSEL
- CVE-2016-8023 Auth bypass in VirusScan Enterprise Linux (VSEL)
- CVE-2016-8024 Other in VirusScan Enterprise Linux (VSEL)
- CVE-2016-8020 Code injection in VirusScan Enterprise Linux (VSEL)
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v42h-cjgv-79ww.