CVE-2020-7280
High
Description
Privilege Escalation vulnerability during daily DAT updates when using McAfee Virus Scan Enterprise (VSE) prior to 8.8 Patch 15 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. This is timing dependent.
SeverityHigh
CVSS7.8
Exploit probability—
ProductMcafee Virusscan Enterprise
PublishedJun 10, 2020
First seenJun 10, 2020
Weakness typeCWE-269Improper privilege management
How to fix
Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| mcafee virusscan_enterprise | 8.8 | — |
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