Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in McAfee VirusScan - CVE-2020-7280
Published: June 16, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU29033
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-7280
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions within the processing of log files during daily DAT updates. A local user can create a junction and overwrite the contents of a chosen file, leading to arbitrary code execution with SYSTEM privileges.
Affected software
McAfee VirusScan
How to mitigate CVE-2020-7280
Install updates from vendor's website.
McAfee VirusScan - update to 8.8 Patch 15