CVE-2020-7310 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in the installer of McAfee Total Protection (MTP) trial versions prior to 4.0.161.1. This flaw allows a local, highly privileged attacker to manipulate symbolic links, redirecting McAfee file operations to unintended files and bypassing write protection rules. Rated with a CVSS score of 6.9 (Medium), the attack requires high privileges and user interaction, but can lead to high integrity and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 4.0.161.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:total_protection:*:*:*:*:trial:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H
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