CVE-2020-7267 is a privilege escalation vulnerability in McAfee VirusScan Enterprise (VSE) for Linux versions prior to 2.0.3 Hotfix 2635000. It allows a local attacker to delete arbitrary files by manipulating symbolic links, redirecting McAfee's delete function to unintended targets. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 8.4 (High), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity and high impact on integrity and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
8.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virusscan_enterprise:8.8:-:*:*:*:windows:*:* | ||
8.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virusscan_enterprise:8.8:patch1:*:*:*:windows:*:* | ||
8.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virusscan_enterprise:8.8:patch10:*:*:*:windows:*:* | ||
8.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virusscan_enterprise:8.8:patch11:*:*:*:windows:*:* | ||
8.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virusscan_enterprise:8.8:patch12:*:*:*:windows:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.