CVE-2020-7298 Total Protection (MTP) - Unexpected behavior violation
Local attackers can disable real-time scanning in McAfee Total Protection by invoking a specific function, bypassing security protections.
- 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-2020-7298?
CVE-2020-7298 is a high-severity vulnerability in McAfee Total Protection (MTP), published on 5 Aug 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Unexpected behavior violation in McAfee Total Protection (MTP) prior to 16.0.R26 allows local users to turn off real time scanning via a specially crafted object making a specific function call.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-7298?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mcafee Total Protection.
How do I fix CVE-2020-7298?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-7298 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-7298 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-7298 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2021-23874 McAfee Total Protection (MTP) Improper Privilege Management
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- CVE-2022-43751 Path traversal in n/a
- CVE-2021-23872 Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee Total Protection (MTP)
- CVE-2021-23891 Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee Total Protection (MTP)
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mcvv-v9fp-qqw7.