{"answers":{"affected":"It affects 1 product.","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-7281 in the wild and no public exploit code.","fix":"No fix has been published for CVE-2020-7281 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.","what":"CVE-2020-7281 is a high-severity vulnerability in McAfee,LLC McAfee Total Protection (MTP), published on 3 Jul 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim."},"fix_prompt":"Check this codebase for CVE-2020-7281 and fix it if it is affected.\n\nWhat it is: CVE-2020-7281 is a high-severity vulnerability in McAfee,LLC McAfee Total Protection (MTP), published on 3 Jul 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.\nExploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-7281 in the wild and no public exploit code.\n\nAffected product: McAfee,LLC McAfee Total Protection (MTP). No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.\n\nTask:\n1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.\n2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.\n3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.\n4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.\n5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.\n\nReference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-7281/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-7281/index.md)","id":"CVE-2020-7281","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-7281/index.md","name":"CVE-2020-7281","record":{"aliases":["GHSA-2526-24jx-77pp"],"analysis":{"component_type":"desktop_application","fix_type":"upgrade","impacts":["privilege_escalation","data_modify"],"network_reachable":"adjacent_or_local","non_default_config":false,"product_category":"McAfee Total Protection","requires_auth":"low_privilege","summary":"Local attackers can escalate privileges and delete protected files by manipulating symbolic links to redirect McAfee delete actions.","user_interaction":"not_required","vuln_class":"privilege_escalation"},"analysis_generated_by":"qwen3.8-flash-next","assigner":"trellix","cpe":[{"product":"total_protection","vendor":"mcafee"}],"cvss":{"score":7.5,"severity":"high","source":"cna","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H","version":"3.1"},"cwes":[{"id":"CWE-269","name":"Improper Privilege Management"}],"description":"Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee Total Protection (MTP) prior to 16.0.R26 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.","ecosystems":[],"exploits":{"exploitdb":0,"first_seen":null,"github_poc":0,"max_poc_stars":null,"metasploit":0,"nuclei":0,"refs":[],"tier":"none_known"},"has_fix":null,"headline":"Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee Total Protection (MTP)","id":"CVE-2020-7281","indexable":true,"kev":null,"kind":"cve","links":{"ecosystem":null,"product":null,"products":[],"type":"privilege_escalation","year":"2020"},"n_packages":0,"n_references":1,"next":{"headline":"Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee Total Protection (MTP)","id":"CVE-2020-7282"},"packages":[],"prev":{"headline":"Symbolic Link vulnerability during DAT update","id":"CVE-2020-7280"},"products":["McAfee Total Protection (MTP)"],"published":"2020-07-03","related":[{"cvss_score":8.2,"headline":"McAfee Total Protection (MTP) Improper Privilege Management","id":"CVE-2021-23874","kev_date_added":"2021-11-03","published":"2021-02-10"},{"cvss_score":7.8,"headline":"Security feature bypass in n/a","id":"CVE-2023-24579","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2023-03-13"},{"cvss_score":7.8,"headline":"Path traversal in n/a","id":"CVE-2022-43751","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2022-11-22"},{"cvss_score":7.8,"headline":"Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee Total Protection (MTP)","id":"CVE-2021-23872","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2021-05-12"},{"cvss_score":7.8,"headline":"Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee Total Protection (MTP)","id":"CVE-2021-23891","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2021-05-12"},{"cvss_score":7.8,"headline":"McAfee Total Protection (MTP) privilege escalation vulnerability","id":"CVE-2021-23873","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2021-02-10"},{"cvss_score":7.8,"headline":"McAfee Total Protection (MTP) Bypass Remote Procedure call vulnerability","id":"CVE-2021-23876","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2021-02-10"}],"sources":[{"class":"attribution","licence":"CVE Terms of Use (MITRE)","name":"CVE List","prefix":"CVE"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"US public information, NVD API terms","name":"NVD"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"CWE Terms of Use","name":"CWE (MITRE)"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"FIRST CVSS licence","name":"CVSS (FIRST)"}],"ssvc":{"automatable":null,"exploitation":null,"technical_impact":null},"state":"PUBLISHED","updated":"2024-08-04","vendors":["McAfee,LLC"]},"summary":"Local attackers can escalate privileges and delete protected files by manipulating symbolic links to redirect McAfee delete actions.","url":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-7281/"}