Vulnerability Details : CVE-2020-7257
Privilege escalation vulnerability in McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) for Windows prior to 10.7.0 February 2020 Update allows local users to cause the deletion and creation of files they would not normally have permission to through altering the target of symbolic links whilst an anti-virus scan was in progress. This is timing dependent.
Vulnerability category: Gain privilege
Products affected by CVE-2020-7257
- 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:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-7257
0.04%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 6 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2020-7257
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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3.3
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LOW | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P |
3.4
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4.9
|
NIST | |
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6.3
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H |
1.0
|
5.2
|
NIST | |
|
8.4
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HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H |
2.0
|
5.8
|
McAfee (DEFUNCT) |
CWE ids for CVE-2020-7257
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Assigned by: psirt@mcafee.com (Secondary)
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The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2020-7257
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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
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