CVE-2020-7257
High
Description
Privilege escalation vulnerability in McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) for Windows prior to 10.7.0 February 2020 Update allows local users to cause the deletion and creation of files they would not normally have permission to through altering the target of symbolic links whilst an anti-virus scan was in progress. This is timing dependent.
SeverityHigh
CVSS8.4
Exploit probability—
ProductMcafee Endpoint Security
PublishedApr 15, 2020
First seenApr 15, 2020
Weakness typeCWE-264CWE-264
How to fix
Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| mcafee endpoint_security | 10.5.0, 10.5.1, 10.5.2, 10.5.3, 10.5.4, 10.5.5, 10.6.0 | — |
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