CVE-2020-7283
low-risk
Published 2020-07-03
Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee Total Protection (MTP) before 16.0.R26 allows local users to create and edit files via symbolic link manipulation in a location they would otherwise not have access to. This is achieved through running a malicious script or program on the target machine.
Do I need to act?
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0.34% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
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7
CVSS 7.5/10
High
LOCAL
/ HIGH complexity
Affected Products (1)
Affected Vendors
26
/ 100
low-risk
Severity
20/34 · Moderate
Exploitability
1/34 · Minimal
Exposure
5/34 · Minimal