CVE-2020-7267 Privilege Escalation vulnerability through symbolic links in VSEL
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-2020-7267?
CVE-2020-7267 is a high-severity vulnerability in McAfee,LLC McAfee VirusScan Enterprise (VSE) for Linux, 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 Linux prior to 2.0.3 Hotfix 2635000 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-2020-7267?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mcafee Virusscan Enterprise.
How do I fix CVE-2020-7267?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-7267 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-7267 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-7267 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in McAfee,LLC McAfee VirusScan Enterprise (VSE) for Linux
- CVE-2009-5118 Path traversal in n/a
- CVE-2020-7266 Privilege Escalation vulnerability through symbolic links in VSE for Windows
- 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-2f9x-cj33-r657.