SB2020120304 - Privilege escalation in McAfee Total Protection
Published: December 3, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2020120304
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Improper Privilege Management (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-7335)
CWE-ID: CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges.
The vulnerability exists due to improper privilege management within the handling of junctions. A local user can create a junction, abuse the product to overwrite the contents of a chosen file and escalate privileges.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.