CVE-2020-7282 Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee Total Protection (MTP)
Local attackers can escalate privileges and delete protected files by manipulating symbolic links to redirect McAfee 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-2020-7282?
CVE-2020-7282 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.
Official description
Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee Total Protection (MTP) before 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.
Weakness: CWE-59
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-7282?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mcafee Total Protection.
How do I fix CVE-2020-7282?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-7282 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-7282 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-7282 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2022-43751 Path traversal in n/a
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-4362-8cgf-69g7.