Vulnerability Details : CVE-2020-7335
Privilege Escalation vulnerability in Microsoft Windows client McAfee Total Protection (MTP) prior to 16.0.29 allows local users to gain elevated privileges via careful manipulation of a folder by creating a junction link. This exploits a lack of protection through a timing issue and is only exploitable in a small time window.
Vulnerability category: Gain privilege
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-7335
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.05%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 13 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2020-7335
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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4.4
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MEDIUM | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
3.4
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6.4
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NIST |
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7.8
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HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
1.1
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6.0
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NIST |
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7.5
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HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
0.8
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6.0
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McAfee (DEFUNCT) |
CWE ids for CVE-2020-7335
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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: psirt@mcafee.com (Primary)
References for CVE-2020-7335
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https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1388/
ZDI-20-1388 | Zero Day InitiativeThird Party Advisory
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http://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspx?&id=TS103089
McAfee KB - McAfee Security Bulletin - McAfee Total Protection fixes a Junction Privilege Escalation vulnerability (CVE-2020-7335) (TS103089)Vendor Advisory
Products affected by CVE-2020-7335
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:total_protection:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*