CVE-2020-7310 MEDIUM

CVE-2020-7310: Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee Total Protection (MTP) trial installer

Vendor Mcafee,Llc
Product McAfee Total Protection (MTP) Trial
Weakness CWE-269
Published August 21, 2020
Last update August 4, 2024
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CVSS base score

6.9/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity High
Privileges required High
User interaction Required
Confidentiality None
Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Privilege Escalation vulnerability in the installer in McAfee McAfee Total Protection (MTP) trial prior to 4.0.161.1 allows local users to change files that are part of write protection rules via manipulating symbolic links to redirect a McAfee file operations to an unintended file.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

August 21, 2020 CVE published
August 4, 2024 Record updated