CVE-2020-7335 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in McAfee Total Protection (MTP) versions prior to 16.0.29 on Microsoft Windows clients. A local attacker can exploit a timing window by manipulating a folder with a junction link to gain elevated system privileges. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH), indicating a high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, but requires high attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 16.0.29CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:total_protection:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.