Vulnerability Details : CVE-2020-7310
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.
Vulnerability category: Gain privilege
Products affected by CVE-2020-7310
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:total_protection:*:*:*:*:trial:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-7310
0.10%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 25 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2020-7310
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3.3
|
LOW | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P |
3.4
|
4.9
|
NIST | |
|
6.9
|
MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H |
0.6
|
5.8
|
NIST | |
|
6.9
|
MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H |
0.6
|
5.8
|
McAfee (DEFUNCT) |
CWE ids for CVE-2020-7310
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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)
- psirt@mcafee.com (Secondary)
References for CVE-2020-7310
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http://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspx?&id=TS103067
McAfee KB - McAfee Security Bulletin - Total Protection trial for Windows update fixes an elevation of privilege vulnerability (CVE-2020-7310) (TS103067)Vendor Advisory
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