What is CVE-2020-7266?

CVE-2020-7266 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mcafee Virusscan_enterprise, classified under Improper Handling of Insufficient Privileges. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-05-08.

How severe is CVE-2020-7266?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Privilege escalation in Mcafee Virusscan_enterprise

CVE-2020-7266

Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee VirusScan Enterprise (VSE) for Windows prior to 8.8 Patch 14 Hotfix 116778 allows local users to delete files the user would otherwise not have access to via manipulating symbolic links to redir…

EPSS: 0.002 (16.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Mcafee Virusscan_enterprise
Mcafee,llc Mcafee Virusscan Enterprise (Vse) For Windows — versions 8.8.x

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

trellixpsirt@trellix.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-7266?: CVE-2020-7266 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mcafee Virusscan_enterprise, classified under Improper Handling of Insufficient Privileges. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-05-08.
How severe is CVE-2020-7266?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.