CVE-2020-7264 is a privilege escalation vulnerability in McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) for Windows, affecting versions prior to 10.7.0 Hotfix 199847. A local attacker can exploit this by manipulating symbolic links to redirect a McAfee file deletion action, allowing them to delete files they normally wouldn't have access to. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 8.4 (HIGH), indicating a low attack complexity and the potential for high impact on integrity and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 10.5.0, < 10.5.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:endpoint_security:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* | ||
10.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:endpoint_security:10.6.0:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* | ||
10.7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:endpoint_security:10.7.0:*:*:*:*: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
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