CVE-2020-7283 Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee Total Protection (MTP)
Local attackers can escalate privileges by manipulating symbolic links to create or edit files in restricted locations within McAfee Total Protection.
- 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-2020-7283?
CVE-2020-7283 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 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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-7283?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mcafee Total Protection.
How do I fix CVE-2020-7283?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-7283 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-7283 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-7283 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-747j-wcq5-m426.