CVE-2020-7266 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2020-7266 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 08/05/2020 | CVE Updated: 17/09/2024 | CVE Year: 2020
Source: trellix | Vendor: McAfee,LLC | Product: McAfee VirusScan Enterprise (VSE) for Windows
Status : PUBLISHED

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CVE-2020-7266 Description

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 redirect a McAfee delete action to an unintended file. This is achieved through running a malicious script or program on the target machine.

Metrics

CVSS Version: 3.1 | 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

l➤ Exploitability Metrics:
    Attack Vector (AV)* LOCAL
    Attack Complexity (AC)* LOW
    Privileges Required (PR)* LOW
    User Interaction (UI)* NONE
    Scope (S)* CHANGED

l➤ Impact Metrics:
    Confidentiality Impact (C)* HIGH
    Integrity Impact (I)* HIGH
    Availability Impact (A)* HIGH

Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

CWE-ID: CWE-274
CWE Name: CWE-274 Improper Handling of Insufficient Privileges
Source: McAfee,LLC

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).