Privilege escalation in Mcafee Total_protection

CVE-2020-7281

Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee Total Protection (MTP) prior to 16.0.R26 allows local users to delete files the user would otherwise not have access to via manipulating symbolic links to redirect a McAfee delete action to an u…

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

EPSS: 0.002 (15.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-7281?
CVE-2020-7281 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mcafee Total_protection, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-07-03.
How severe is CVE-2020-7281?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.