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    CVE-2020-7335

    Privilege Escalation vulnerability in Microsoft Windows client McAfee Total Protection (MTP) prior to 16.0.29 allows local users to gain elevated privileges via careful manipulation of a folder by creating a junction link. This exploits a lack of protection through a timing issue and is only exploitable in a small time window.

    Published:Dec 1, 2020
    Last Modified:Nov 21, 2024
    EPS:Dec 1, 2020
    EPSS Score:0.00042
    CVSS Score:7.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Mcafee
    Product
    Total Protection

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High