Vulnerability Details : CVE-2020-7250
Symbolic link manipulation vulnerability in McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) for Windows prior to 10.7.0 February 2020 Update allows authenticated local user to potentially gain an escalation of privileges by pointing the link to files which the user which not normally have permission to alter via carefully creating symbolic links from the ENS log file directory.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-7250
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.04%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 6 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2020-7250
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4.6
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MEDIUM | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
3.9
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6.4
|
NIST |
|
7.8
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HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
1.8
|
5.9
|
NIST |
|
8.2
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HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
1.5
|
6.0
|
McAfee (DEFUNCT) |
CWE ids for CVE-2020-7250
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The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource.Assigned by:
- nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
- psirt@mcafee.com (Secondary)
References for CVE-2020-7250
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https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10309
McAfee Security Bulletin - Endpoint Security for Windows update fixes multiple vulnerabilities (CVE-2020-7250, CVE-2020-7255, CVE-2020-7257, CVE-2020-7259, CVE-2020-7261, CVE-2020-7273, CVE-2020-7274,Vendor Advisory
Products affected by CVE-2020-7250
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:endpoint_security:10.5.0:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:endpoint_security:10.5.1:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:endpoint_security:10.5.2:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:endpoint_security:10.5.3:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:endpoint_security:10.5.4:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:endpoint_security:10.5.5:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:endpoint_security:10.6.0:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*