CVE-2020-7264
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2020-7264 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2020-05-08 12:15:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2023-11-07 03:25:00 UTC |
| Description | Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) for Windows prior to 10.7.0 Hotfix 199847 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. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: CWE-269
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Mcafee | Endpoint Security | All | All | All | All |
| Application | Mcafee | Endpoint Security | 10.6.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mcafee | Endpoint Security | 10.7.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mcafee | Endpoint Security | All | All | All | All |
| Application | Mcafee | Endpoint Security | 10.6.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mcafee | Endpoint Security | 10.7.0 | All | All | All |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| McAfee Security Bulletin - Endpoint products update to protect against arbitrary file deletion via symbolic links vulnerability (CVE-2020-7264, CVE-2020-7265, CVE-2020-7266, CVE-2020-7267) | CONFIRM | kc.mcafee.com | Vendor Advisory |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
Vendor Comments And Credit
Discovery Credit
LEGACY: Rack911 Labs discovered this vulnerability.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.