CVE-2020-7264 HIGH

CVE-2020-7264: Privilege Escalation vulnerability through symbolic links in ENS for Windows

Vendor Mcafee,Llc
Product McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) for Windows
Weakness CWE-274
Published May 8, 2020
Last update September 17, 2024

CVSS base score

8.8/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) for Windows prior to 10.7.0 Hotfix 199847 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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

May 8, 2020 CVE published
September 17, 2024 Record updated